Sisha industry fears wave of bankruptcies. The introduction of new packaging regulations for shisha tobacco doubled the price.
The regulation introduced in mid-2022 states that shisha Tobacco may only be sold in single can packaging. The smaller packaging is intended to prevent shisha bars from reselling the contents of large packaging in small portions and thereby paying less taxes. According to the industry association, many consumers bought illegal products to save money and inhaled at home and no longer in a shisha bar.