Wholesale & Bulk Shisha Tobacco for Italy

Global Shisha Tobacco is a Pakistan-based manufacturer and distributor of shisha and hookah tobacco. We supply wholesale and bulk quantities to importers, wholesalers, distributors and tobacco manufacturers, and goods ship from Pakistan to the buyer's destination port or warehouse. A buyer in Italy sends a destination, quantity and specification, and the sales team replies with a written commercial quotation that states price, shipping term and lead time. Nothing is priced automatically, and no order is accepted until the quotation is confirmed in writing.

Italy has its own rules on tax, packaging and who may import tobacco, so we check the destination first. The sections below set those rules out from official sources, so a buyer reaches the quotation stage with the right questions already answered. Request a quotation for Italy when you are ready.

Every quotation for Italy states the same fields, so offers can be compared like for like.

• Tobacco type and cut: shisha tobacco, hookah tobacco or Virginia leaf, and fine, medium or coarse cut. See the specification sheet guide.
• Moisture, nicotine and sugar: stated as ranges and agreed in writing.
• Packing: retail packs, master cartons, bulk drums, palletised goods or full containers. For retail supply into Italy, pack size and labelling must follow the rules above, so confirm them before packing is specified.
• Shipping term: FOB, CIF, CFR or EXW. DDP is rarely practical for regulated tobacco; see choosing an Incoterm.
• Documents: commercial documents agreed for each shipment against a checklist. See documentation and the export process.
• Customs classification: waterpipe tobacco is classified under HS 2403.11. See the HS code guide.

For payment and quotation steps see payment terms and how to request a wholesale quotation.

Global Shisha Tobacco is a Pakistan-based manufacturer and distributor of shisha, hookah and Virginia tobacco for shisha. We supply importers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers in Italy, shipping from Pakistan against a written specification and a written quotation. This section explains, step by step, how a business in Italy orders wholesale and bulk shisha tobacco from us, what to prepare before you ask and what to expect back.

1. Tell us you are importing into Italy. Give your company, your licence or registration and the port or city. The competent authority is ADM (Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli), Excise and Tobacco Directorate.
2. Define the specification. Product type, cut, moisture, nicotine and sugar ranges and the flavour list, with the packaging Italy requires built in (Health warnings: Legislative Decree 6/2016, which implements EU Directive 2014/40/EU).
3. State quantity and port. For Italy, the main container ports are Genoa, La Spezia or Gioia Tauro. Name the port you want and whether you need delivery beyond the port.
4. Receive a written quotation. Price, shipping term, lead time, payment terms and the document list, stated for Italy.
5. Agree the documents. The export documents we prepare and the permits, certificates or markings that Italy requires of the importer.
6. Order and dispatch. You confirm the quotation in writing and pay as agreed; we produce, pack, check and ship from Pakistan against the confirmed terms.

You can start now with the quote form for Italy, or read on for the detail.

Start from the table below and replace the entries with your own targets. It is pre-filled with the rules from our sourced guide for Italy, so the packaging requirements are in the specification from day one.

The specification sheet guide explains every field.

The price on a quotation is only the start. In Italy, tax and compliance can matter more than the product price, so calculate landed cost before you compare suppliers.

Rates change, so we do not quote tax figures as fixed here; check the dated figures in the sourced sections of this guide and confirm with a customs broker. The import guide includes a full worksheet.

Currency. The local currency in Italy is the euro (EUR). Quotations state the currency of the price. Many cross-border tobacco orders are priced in a major international currency, so discuss early which currency you want to pay in, how long the price is held and who bears exchange-rate movement. Your bank's rules on foreign payments, and any currency controls in Italy, apply to your side of the transaction.

Language. Packs sold in Italy generally carry health warnings and required information in the official language or languages (Italian); confirm the exact requirement and format with the authority, because it fixes the artwork before production. Commercial documents are normally prepared in English, and your broker may need translations for the customs declaration.

Where buyers are based. Importers, distributors and lounge groups in Italy are most often found in and around Milan, Rome, Naples and Turin. If you serve more than one city, say so in your enquiry, because delivery points, storage and the inland leg affect the shipping term you choose.

• Ordering before checking Italy's rules on pack size, warnings and stamps.
• Comparing quotations on different shipping terms.
• Forgetting duty, excise and local charges when comparing prices.
• Assuming the licence for finished product covers raw leaf or base in Italy.
• Over-ordering slow flavours instead of starting with a core range.
• Leaving the first order's documents to the last week.

Most can be avoided by completing the checklist in this guide before you ask for a quotation.

A sensible first order for Italy is one you can sell, store and fund the duty for. Work backwards from the date you need the goods.

1. Confirm your licence and the packaging rules.
2. Write the specification and approve a sample if one can be supplied.
3. Receive and compare written quotations on the same shipping term.
4. Confirm the order in writing and pay as agreed.
5. Allow for production, pre-shipment checks and loading.
6. Allow for the sea voyage and customs clearance in Italy.
7. Receive, inspect and store; record lots and dates.

We do not publish fixed times here, because lead time depends on the product, the quantity and whether goods are in stock; the written quotation states it. Ask for a lead time in writing and plan the rest around it. See how we work.

ADM's price-composition page sets out the excise for each category of manufactured tobacco. For 'other smoking tobacco', which it defines to include pipe tobacco, waterpipe tobacco, herbal or fruit products for smoking and molasses for hookah, the rate is 56.50% applied to the retail price alone. There is no per-kilogram element listed for this group, so the tax follows the price that ADM approves for the product. The same page lists 22% VAT and a 10% retailer margin.

Because the tax moves with the approved retail price, compare quotations on a tax-paid basis, and ask who will be the applicant and payer in each shipment.

Products move between fiscal deposits under a bond valid across EU states and are sold to the public only through the official network of tobacconists, supplied by authorised depositaries. According to ADM each pack for sale must carry the legitimacy mark (contrassegno di legittimazione della circolazione) supplied by ADM and batch identification numbers. Agree in advance who applies or receives the marks and where the packing takes place.

Tobacco Control Laws records that Legislative Decree 6 of 12 January 2016 implements the EU Tobacco Products Directive and sets the content and format of health warnings. The same source lists no Italian plain-packaging law, and its page was last updated in February 2022, so confirm the current position and any flavour or labelling rule with the Italian importer before you approve artwork.

This guide is prepared by the Global Shisha Tobacco commercial team from the 5 official and primary sources listed at the end of the page, and was last reviewed on 30 September 2026. Tax rates, deadlines and labelling rules change, so each figure is dated and linked to its source. It describes the rules for trade buyers and is not legal, tax or customs advice: confirm with the competent authority (for Italy: ADM (Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli), Excise and Tobacco Directorate) or a licensed customs broker before you order.

If you find a figure that is out of date, tell us and we will check it against the source and correct the page.

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