Excise duty
RM 8.40Embedded in price | Strong baselineCigarette excise duty
20 sticks at RM0.42 per stick.
Everyday things
Alcohol and tobacco
Cigarette pack
For cigarettes, the fixed excise duty alone can be close to half the shelf price.
Typical Malaysia priceRM 18Typical 20-stick cigarette pack price
Estimated tax/duty burdenRM 8.40-RM 10.20Strong baseline
Rough share of price47% - 57%Baseline reveal, not legal advice
Not all of this price goes to the seller. Some taxes are visible, and some are embedded before the buyer reaches checkout.
What is layered in
Sales tax
RM 0-RM 1.80Embedded in price | Rough signalPossible sales-tax exposure
Possible additional sales-tax exposure shown as a broad proxy.
Assumptions
Baseline uses a 20-stick pack and the reviewed RM0.42 per-stick excise row.
Caveat
Exact burden changes by product row, pack size, import route, seller, and any additional upstream sales-tax treatment.
Source trail
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