The reasons are as follows:

1. The 520 cigarette trademark has not been registered in the mainland. As of August 31, 2019, no registered trademark of 520 cigarettes was found in the Trademark Office of the State Intellectual Property Office - Trademark Similarity Search.

520 cigarettes are produced in Taiwan and are not registered in the mainland. According to Article 19 of the Tobacco Monopoly Law, cigarettes, cigars and packaged cut tobacco must apply for trademark registration. Without approval and registration, they may not be produced or sold.

2. “Duty Unpaid” is printed on the 520 cigarette packages. The import tax rate for cigarettes in my country is 25. Unpaid duties are suspected of tax evasion, so sales are not allowed.

Extended information

Article 33 of the "Tobacco Monopoly Law" Whoever produces or sells cigarettes, cigars, or packaged tobacco without a registered trademark shall be ordered by the industrial and commercial administration department Stop production and sales, and impose fines.

Whoever produces or sells tobacco products that counterfeit other people’s registered trademarks shall be ordered by the industrial and commercial administration department to stop the infringement, compensate the infringer for losses, and may also be fined; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.

Reference material: National Tobacco Corporation - my country's tobacco tax burden from an international comparative perspective?

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia_Tobacco Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China

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