Cigarette pack

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A pack or packet of cigarettes is a rectangular container, mostly of

paperboard, which contains cigarettes. The pack is designed with a
flavor-protective foil, paper or biodegradable plastic, and sealed through
a transparent airtight plastic film. By pulling the "pull-tabs", the pack is
opened. Hard packs can be closed again after opening, whereas soft
packs cannot.
Row of L&M cigarettes, illustrating
Cigarette packs often contain warning messages depending on which US 'regular' and '100' lengths.
country they are sold in. Packages of fewer than 20 cigarettes
are illegal to buy in the United States.

Contents
1 Package size
1.1 Pack
1.2 Carton
2 Hard pack and soft pack
3 Collectable pack
4 Features On the left a new Lucky Strike
5 Plain tobacco packaging cigarette pack by a new EU directive
6 References meanwhile on the right there's an
7 External links
obsolete pack as red. Warning photos
will be come into effect in May 2017
at the latest across the EU.
Package size
Pack

The size of a pack is often regulated. Government agencies usually set a

minimum pack size.

In Australia, the most common quantity per pack is 25, although some
brands have changed them to 26, second to 20 which by law, is the
minimum. 30, 40 and even 50 packs are also sold.

In Canada, most packs sold have 25 cigarettes, but packs of 20 are also
popular. Box of 400 Marlboro cigarettes.

In many European countries, increases of cigarette tax can cause the quantity of cigarettes in the pack to
change, in order to achieve the same end price.

In Malaysia, the selling of packs containing fewer than 20 cigarettes is prohibited.

In the United States of America, the quantity of cigarettes in a pack must be at least 20. Certain brands, such as
Export As, come in a pack of 25. For many years, half-packs of 10 (or even 14) cigarettes were commonly
available.

In the United Kingdom brands are usually sold in packets of 20 but most popular brands are also available in
10s. Vending machines often dispense packets containing 16 or 18 cigarettes, although the dimensions of the
packaging are the same as the equivalent packet containing 20.[1] Despite this, due to plain packaging laws
being enforced in May 2017, packs of 10 will be banned from UK markets, along with branded packaging no
longer being sold.

Carton

A carton of cigarettes usually contains 10 packs, totaling 200 cigarettes.[1] Some cartons contain twenty packs,
totaling 400 cigarettes.[1]

Hard pack and soft pack

A hard pack is the usual style of paperboard packaging for store bought
cigarettes, which consists of a relatively stable box. This successfully
prevents the crumpling of cigarettes when kept in a person's pocket or
handbag. The flip-top hard pack cigarette case was introduced in 1955
by Philip Morris.[2][3]

A soft pack is a box packaging made of thin

paper, usually containing 20 cigarettes. Soft
packs may be considered inconvenient as
they rupture easily and cannot be resealed. Flip-up top of a hard pack
They offer the immediate convenience of
not having to open the package each time
the smoker wants a cigarette. They require less physical 'pocket space' when fewer
cigarettes remain in the pack. With American brands, cigarettes from a soft pack
are usually a few millimeters longer than their hard-boxed counterparts.

Collectable pack
Soft pack
Some cigarette packs present a particular interest for
collectors. There are cigarette packs labeled "collectible".

Some brands introduce promotional packs to bypass advertising laws. An example

would be a limited time promotion where the pack is made from tin with the shape,
purpose, and look of a cigarette case to entice potential buyers. They are
distinguished by unique dcor or are very old or they were removed from
manufacturing for some reasons and consequently became rare.

Features
Most cigarette packs have no features at all and are just made up of a single Camel Collector's Pack
container filled with cigarettes. However, some cigarette packs have been proposed
that also contain an empty container for disposing the cigarette butts into. This could reduce cigarette butts of
being discarded unto the street, where they contaminate the environment.[4][5]

Plain tobacco packaging

References
1. "Cigarette Vending Packs" (https://web.archive.org/web/20041013015532/http://www.ltvs.co.uk:80/vending.html).
Licensed Trade Vending Supplies. Archived fromthe original (http://www.ltvs.co.uk/vending.html)on 13 October 2004.
Retrieved 15 April 2008.
 2. Gene Borio. "Tobacco Timeline: The Twentieth Century 19501999 The Battle is Joined"(http://www.tobacco.org/res
ources/history/Tobacco_History20-2.html). Tobacco.org. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
3. "Dealing With an Innovative Industry: A Look at Flavored Cigarettes Promoted by Mainstre am Brands".
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 7 August 2005. PMC 1470487 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470487) .
4. Cigarette packs with container for cigarette butts(http://buttitandboxit.com/obtaining-proof-that-it-would-work)
5. Patent for a cigarette packs with container for cigarette butts(http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO
2011151474&recNum=67&docAn=ES2010000251&queryString=&maxRec=100751 19)

External links
Encyclopedia of Cigarettes

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