Description
The varieties of products that can be manufactured using tobacco leaves as a base. The types of tobacco products which are smoked tobacco products, smokeless tobacco products, and byproducts of tobacco leaves.
Alternative labels
products of tobacco
cigar tobacco
rolling tobacco
cigarette tobacco
tobacco leaf
a tobacco product
tobacco product
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Tobacco products is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Tobacco products distribution manager: Tobacco products distribution managers plan the distribution of tobacco products to various points of sales.
Import export manager in tobacco products: Import export managers in tobacco products install and maintain procedures for cross-border business, coordinating internal and external parties.
Wholesale merchant in tobacco products: Wholesale merchants in tobacco products investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.
Import export specialist in tobacco products: Import export specialists in tobacco products have and apply deep knowledge of import and export goods including customs clearance and documentation.
Optional knowledge
Tobacco products is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Curing room worker: Curing room workers assist in the blending, aging, and fermenting of tobacco strips and stems for the production of cigars, chewing tobacco and snuff.
Cigar brander: Cigar branders tend machines that stamp brands on cigar wrappers. They keep machines supplied with all the required input material and observe that processes do not jam. They clean ink rollers preventively.
Wholesale merchant: Wholesale merchants investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.
Leaf sorter: Leaf sorters analyse colour and condition of tobacco leaves in order to determine whether they should be used as cigar wrappers or binders. They select leaves without visible defects taking into account colour variations, tears, tar spots, tight grain, and sizes as per specifications. They fold wrapper leaves into bundles for stripping.
Import export specialist: Import export specialists have and apply deep knowledge of import and export goods including customs clearance and documentation. They declare goods that cross the border, inform customers about customs and give advice concerning disputes related to customs legislation. They prepare the documents needed and make sure they are delivered to customs. They check and process duty and make sure VAT payments are done as applicable.
Distribution manager: Distribution managers plan the distribution of goods to various points of sales.
Hawker: Hawkers sell goods and services on established routes, street and market locations.
Import export manager: Import export managers install and maintain procedures for cross-border business, coordinating internal and external parties.
Market vendor: Market vendors sell products such as fruit, vegetables and household products on organised outdoor or indoor market places. They use sales techniques to recommend their goods to passersby.
Cigar inspector: Cigar inspectors test, sort, sample and weigh cigars in order to find defects and deviations away from the product’s specifications.
References
- Tobacco products – ESCO
