Ana amfani da shi sosai wajen sarrafa buƙatun shan taba, kamar nama, kayan waken soya, kayan lambu, samfuran ruwa, da sauransu.
Shan taba shine tsarin yin amfani da abubuwa masu lalacewa ta hanyar shan taba (masu ƙonewa) kayan a cikin yanayin konewa da bai cika ba don shan taba abinci ko wasu kaya.
Manufar shan taba ba kawai don tsawaita lokacin ajiya ba, har ma don ba da samfurori na musamman dandano, inganta inganci da launi na kaya.