Smuggling is abetted by the tobacco industry in order to gain market share and scare finance ministers into lowering taxes. But governments can counter it in several ways: local language warnings with a prominent tax stamp on cigarette packs are one example.
即使在走私的情况下，高税收也会降低消费和增加财政收入。烟草产业助长走私，为的是获得市场份额并吓唬财政部长们降低税收。但是各国政府可以用几个方法来对付。其中一个例子就是在香烟盒子上用当地语言提出警告并且贴上醒目的税票。