### Question
What does market share mean?


### Answer
**Market share** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 518d*:

> the share of each manufacturer or importer of a class of tobacco product (expressed as a decimal to the fourth place) of the total volume of domestic sales of the class of tobacco product during the base period for a fiscal year for an assessment under this section

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 518d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 21C-TOBACCO REFORM > SUBCHAPTER I-TRANSITIONAL PAYMENTS TO TOBACCO QUOTA HOLDERS AND PRODUCERS OF TOBACCO**

