Commerce
The share of Moldovan products on Romania's black market for cigarettes rose by 5.4 percentage points to 23.8% in November 2025 - Novel Research
14.01.2026
These figures were presented by the research company following an analysis of the illegal cigarette market as of November 2025. As noted by Marian Marcu, CEO of Novel Research, in terms of product origin, Bulgaria remains the primary source for the black market in Romania with a 30% share, but with a slight decrease of 5.1%. Moldova's share in November increased by 5.4 percentage points to 23.8%. Overall, the illegal cigarette market in Romania reached a record share in November for the last six years, with smuggling accounting for 12.6% of total consumption, compared to 9.6% in September...
/
full text








