The presidency of the Comisionado para el Mercado de Tabacos has set the binding retail prices for selected tobacco products in a resolution dated 18 September 2026. The measure was published on 19 September 2026 in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (issue 232, reference BOE-A-2026-19484) and came into force upon publication. It applies to Expendedurías de Tabaco y Timbre within the state monopoly.
The legal basis is Article 4 of the Ley 13/1998 on the regulation of the tobacco market and tax measures. Under this provision, gross retail prices, including all taxes and duties, are published in the official gazette. The notice clarifies that the prices listed are based on proposals from manufacturers and importers, which are brought into force following review by the Comisionado para el Mercado de Tabacos.
The notice groups prices by product category and distinguishes between mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, as well as the special territories Ceuta and Melilla, where differing fiscal frameworks often mean different retail prices apply. The official list includes cigarettes and cigars, as well as fine-cut tobacco and pipe tobacco. It is binding on state-run retail outlets and provides legal clarity for the trade on permitted selling prices.
Responsibility for the tobacco market lies with the Ministerio de Hacienda, under whose supervision the Comisionado para el Mercado de Tabacos operates. The newly published prices replace earlier price-setting decisions for the products listed. In Spain, changes to retail prices regularly take effect through corresponding decisions by the Comisionado and their publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.
The resolution makes no statements about expected effects on consumption or tax revenue. Its immediate purpose is to announce the legally applicable selling prices transparently and consistently. It therefore provides consumers and the market participants concerned with an up-to-date official reference for pricing in Expendedurías de Tabaco y Timbre.
The resolution is signed in Madrid. The notice makes no other substantive changes to the regulatory framework for the tobacco market; it is limited to listing the products concerned, their respective gross retail prices and their differing regional application.
Editor: Phillipe Schmidt-Araguin (Article created with AI assistance).