{{infobox brand | name= Parliament | logo= Parliament cigarettes logo.png | logo_size = 250 | image= Parliament (cigarette) pack.jpg | image_size = 150 | caption= Israeli pack of Parliament cigarettes | type= Cigarette | currentowner= Philip Morris International | producedby= Philip Morris International | country = United States | introduced= | discontinued= | related= | markets= See Markets | previousowners= | trademarkregistrations= | ambassadors= | tagline= "Only the flavor touches your lips", "Tobacco tastes best when the filter's recessed"| website= MyParliament.com | footnotes = Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 }} Parliament is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the United States and Philip Morris International outside of the United States. History The brand was launched in 1931 and is distinctive for its recessed paper filters. It was originally used as an advertising gimmick when cigarettes did not have filters. The first commercial cigarette filters came into use in 1935. Until the late 1950s, Parliament was packaged in a two-layer "hard" pack. That packaging continued under the Benson & Hedges brand after Parliament adopted a conventional paper pack. Parliament is one of few brands of cigarettes on the mainstream market to feature a recessed paper filter. Cigarette filters became common in most cigarettes in the 1950s. In the 1940s and 1950s, the brand was marketed for its unique filters, with advertisements reading, "Only the flavor touches your lips", and "Tobacco tastes best when the filter's recessed". The brand also claimed that the recessed filter prevented tar from making contact with the smoker's mouth, unlike standard filters. In Korea, brands like Marlboro , Philip Morris, Dunhill, Parliament and various other Western cigarettes were sold in 1987 as import opening to prepare for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Parliament makes up 1.9% of U.S. cigarette sales, in contrast to Marlboro, which represent 41.1% of the U.S. cigarette sales. From the 1950s on the cigarette had a reputation for being popular among affluent smokers. It is the 12th best-selling international brand and the 4th largest PMI brand. In 2016, the volume of produced Parliament cigarettes was 46 billion. The brand is sold in more than 30 countries. Advertising In the television commercials that were once broadcast in Japan, the image of New York was strongly issued. From the early to the mid-1980s, things like CG animation, which had been the package designs of Parliament, ranged from