GUIYAN CRYSTAL FILTER

A Crystal You Can See.

A Signature You Can Taste.

Peach Oolong · Signature Edition

Co-created by Guizhou Tobacco × CIDF for Global Travel Retail.

The first visible crystal filter created for the global duty-free channel.

THE CHINA TOBACCO SPECIALISTS

We Don’t Simply Supply China Tobacco.CIDF Turns Complexity into Commercial Advantage.

A highly regulated market of 19 manufacturers, 32 brands and 1,000+ SKUs—shaped by policy and rapidly changing demand.CIDF turns that complexity into commercial advantage through market intelligence, portfolio judgement and retail execution.

ACCESS

Access to proven bestsellers, duty-free exclusives and early-stage launches across China’s most important tobacco manufacturers.

CIDF PRINCIPLE

We Don’t Leave Performance to Chance. We Engineer It.

JAPAN MARKET CASE STUDY

60% Fewer Chinese Travellers. Record-High Sales.

When traffic declined, CIDF rebuilt the product mix, retail execution and replenishment strategy.

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FEATURED PRODUCTS

A portfolio under the spotlight.

ROTATE · DISCOVER · SELECT

HIGH-POTENTIAL LAUNCH

DUTY FREE EXCLUSIVE

Nanjing Blossom SSL

A floral expression created for the journey.

Across Markets.
Closer to the Traveller.

Across Markets.
Closer to the Traveller.

Across Markets.
Closer to the Traveller.

GLOBAL RETAIL FOOTPRINT

Present Where Travellers Move.

An established travel retail footprint across Asia, Greater China, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

BONDED HUBSACTIVE MARKETSGROWTH MARKETS

DRAG TO EXPLORE · SELECT A LOCATION

PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURE

A Portfolio Built to Perform.

Built around commercial roles, traveller demand and the realities of each market—not simply brand count.

SELECTED PERFORMANCE

Proof, Not Promises.

Selected examples of how CIDF turns category judgement into measurable commercial progress.

Selected PORTFOLIO

For brands

Looking to Enter Travel Retail?

Looking to Enter Travel Retail?

CIDF helps differentiated brands enter and grow in duty-free markets through commercial positioning, regional distribution and hands-on retail execution.

01 — Market Assessment

02 — Commercial Positioning

03 — Buyer Introduction

04 — Distribution & Retail Execution

05 — Long-Term Development

ABOUT CIDF

Independent by Design.
Commercial by Discipline.

CIDF is an independent global travel retail specialist working at the intersection of brand strategy, buyer priorities and in-market execution.

We combine market intelligence, portfolio judgement and hands-on retail discipline to build opportunities that make commercial sense—and continue performing after launch.

01 · MARKET INTELLIGENCE

02 · PORTFOLIO JUDGEMENT

03 · BUYER ACCESS

04 · RETAIL EXECUTION

We Don’t Stop at the Listing. We Stay Accountable to What Happens Next.

Build a Category That Earns Its Space.

Strengthen your assortment with differentiated products, sharper portfolio architecture and execution built around sell-through.

REVIEW YOUR CATEGORY ↗

Enter Travel Retail With a Market Case.

Turn product potential into a commercially credible proposition—positioned for the right buyer, market and channel.

ASSESS YOUR MARKET FIT ↗

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