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PRESS RELEASE: 03.06.2010 Travellers’ private imports of alcohol and tobacco remain fairly stableTravellers’ private imports of alcohol totalled 15.2 million litres in the January–April period, which is the same as in the corresponding period of 2009. The trend in import volumes varied by beverage category. Imports of beer and cider declined, while imports of long drinks increased by more than a half. All in all, imports of brewery beverages rose slightly during early 2010. Imports of unfortified and fortified wines remained stable, but imports of strong alcoholic drinks fell. These statistics are taken from TNS Gallup’s survey on travellers’ private imports of alcohol. When translated into pure alcohol, travellers’ private imports were about 6 per cent lower than in the corresponding period of 2009. In terms of pure alcohol, imports of strong alcoholic drinks accounted for 54 per cent, wines 13 per cent, beer 13 per cent, long drinks 10 per cent, fortified wines 6 per cent and cider 4 per cent of total imports. The monitoring period for 2010 was one week shorter than the corresponding period of 2009. When this is taken into account, travellers’ private imports during early 2010 can be considered to have remained at the same level as last year. Since the spring of 2007, 1,000 people have been surveyed with regard to their purchases of alcoholic beverages over the Internet during the past year. In 2010, purchases remained at the same level as in 2009, with the exception of beer and fortified wines, whose purchases rose. When translated into pure alcohol, the total volume of alcoholic beverages purchased over the Internet was about one per cent of total consumption. However, the margin of error is great, as very few respondents reported having bought alcohol over the Internet. In the future, Internet purchases will be surveyed more frequently in order to obtain more reliable results. According to data collected by TNS Gallup, travellers imported about 203 million cigarettes during the first third of 2010. Although imports fell by 18 per cent on 2009, they remained at the same level as in 2006–2008. Data on the import of snuff has also been gathered since the beginning of 2009. During the January–April period of 2010, travellers stated that they imported about 2.5 million boxes of snuff, which represents a 40 per cent rise on the corresponding period of last year.
TNS Gallup’s survey on travellers’ private imports of alcohol and cigarettes was commissioned by the National Supervisory Authority For Welfare and Health (VALVIRA), the National Institute For Health and Welfare (THL), the Ministry of Finance, Alko Ltd, the Alcoholic Beverages Industries’ Association of the Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation, the Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry, the Finnish Grocery Trade Association, the Finnish Tourism and Restaurant Industries Federation (MaRa), the Association of Finnish Alcoholic Beverage Suppliers (SAJK), the Federation of Finnish Commerce, and the Finnish Tobacco Industries’ Federation. For more information,
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