Regulatory reports
This page includes all of our full-length regulatory reports. These provide a detailed overview of the current regulations for heated tobacco and other tobacco alternatives in individual countries. In addition to our country reports we also have reports on specific topics and products and the current rules around these, including modern oral products and other hybrid products.
Regulatory report: Czech Republic – HnB, snus and nicotine pouches
Written by Dmytro Korchahin || 13th April 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is largely regulated in the Czech Republic as a tobacco product, while snus is illegal. This report provides an overview of the current regulations ...
Regulatory report: Q&A – China’s proposed tobacco law amendment
Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 7th April 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Pablo Cano Trilla, TobaccoIntelligence’s head of legal analysis, considers how the regulation of tobacco alternatives in China is likely to be affected by a draft amendment to the Tobacco Monopoly Law ...
Regulatory report: Macau – heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and snus
Written by Tao Hong || 31st March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Selling and distributing heated tobacco and snus is prohibited in Macau, a special administrative region of China. This report provides an overview of the current regulatory regime in place ...
Opinion survey report: what do MEPs think about new nicotine products?
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
TobaccoIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...
Regulatory report: Malta – heated tobacco and snus
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Sales of all smokeless tobacco products have been prohibited in Malta since 1988. This report concentrates mostly on the regulatory regime that might apply if snus and heated tobacco products are legalised ...
Regulatory report: Bulgaria – heated tobacco
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 15th March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
It is uncertain whether the regulatory framework for heated tobacco products in Bulgaria will change in the near future. This report offers an overview of the current regulations ...
Regulatory report: Germany – HnB, snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouches
Written by Elsa Carrasco || 10th March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is currently regulated as a novel tobacco product in Germany, requiring approval before being placed on the market ...
Regulatory report: China – heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and snus
Written by Tao Hong || 9th March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Our updated, consolidated report provides an overview of the regulatory regime in place in China for heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches ...
Regulatory report: United Arab Emirates – heated tobacco
Written by Lorenzo Guaragna || 4th March 2021 || Regulatory reports |
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ...
Regulatory report: Chile – heated tobacco and snus
Written by Laura Garay Gómez || 24th February 2021 || Regulatory reports |
There is no specific regulation or tax for heated tobacco products in Chile. A new bill that would equate heated tobacco with tobacco products is currently being processed in Parliament ...
Regulatory report: Slovakia – heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and snus
Written by Dmytro Korchahin || 23rd February 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is largely regulated in Slovakia as a tobacco product, and the country has a large heated tobacco market. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework ...
Regulatory report: EU waste-related marking requirements for heated tobacco products
Written by Lorenzo Guaragna || 18th February 2021 || Regulatory reports |
This report covers a number of EU directives relating to plastic and waste management as well as tax in relation to heated tobacco products ...
Regulatory report: Ireland – heated tobacco, oral tobacco, tobacco-free snus
Written by Elsa Carrasco || 17th February 2021 || Regulatory reports |
There are currently no heated tobacco products on the market in Ireland, but they are considered novel tobacco products and therefore regulated as such ...
Regulatory report: South Africa – heated tobacco, snus and tobacco-free snus
Written by Tao Hong || 15th February 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is largely unregulated in many aspects in South Africa. This report looks at the regulations that are currently in place, covering all aspects of law ...
Regulatory report: Luxembourg – heated tobacco
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th February 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Since 2006, tobacco products have been regulated in Luxembourg under the Anti-Tobacco Act. This report covers all areas of regulations regarding heated tobacco ...
Regulatory report: Croatia – heated tobacco
Written by Dmytro Korchahin || 19th January 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Broad regulation of heated tobacco, including taxation, is set to remain unchanged in Croatia for the currently foreseeable future. This report lays out the details of how that regulation applies ...
Regulatory report: Cyprus – heated tobacco
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 13th January 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is regulated in Cyprus under the category of novel tobacco product. This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime for these products ...
Regulatory change in 2021: an assessment of future prospects
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 7th January 2021 || Regulatory reports |
This report addresses the developments TobaccoIntelligence expects to see in regulation of heated tobacco and modern oral products around the world in 2021 ...
Regulatory report: Indonesia – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus
Written by Tao Hong || 5th January 2021 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco and snus are not regulated per se in Indonesia, but tobacco legislation could indirectly apply. This report offers an overview of the current situation in the country ...
Regulatory report: Belgium
Written by Elsa Carrasco || 23rd December 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report on the current and near-future regulatory framework for tobacco-related products in Belgium covers heated tobacco (HnB), tobacco-free nicotine pouches and oral tobacco products ...
Regulatory report: nicotine pouches in five more US states
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal || 23rd December 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report analyses the current and likely near-future regulatory framework for nicotine pouches in Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan – the sixth to tenth largest in the US by population ...
Regulatory report: nicotine pouches in the top five US states
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal || 10th December 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report looks at the regulatory framework for nicotine pouches in the five largest US states by population. A similar report will follow, covering the next five largest states ...
Regulatory report: Saudi Arabia – heated tobacco
Written by Lorenzo Guaragna || 9th December 2020 || Regulatory reports |
A standard setting up new health warnings and packaging requirements for heated tobacco products in Saudi Arabia was introduced in September 2020. This report covers the regulatory regime for these products in Saudi Arabia ...
Five possible scenarios for the future regulation of nicotine pouches in the EU
Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 2nd December 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Tobacco pouches (snus) are banned throughout the EU except in Sweden. However, there is no EU-level regulation of pouches that contain nicotine but not tobacco – and they are the subject of this report ...
Regulatory report: Malaysia – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus
Written by Tao Hong || 25th November 2020 || Regulatory reports |
The Control of Tobacco Products Regulations 2004 stipulates explicit terms for the sale, import, public place usage and manufacture of tobacco products in Malaysia, however the regime is highly focused on cigarettes ...
Regulatory report: Israel
Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 18th November 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products, including devices, are considered tobacco products in Israel and come under tobacco regulation. This report offers a detailed view of the current regime for these products ...
Regulatory report: Sweden – heated tobacco, snus, nicotine pouches
Written by Dmytro Korchahin || 16th November 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in Sweden for heated tobacco, snus, and tobacco-free nicotine pouches ...
Regulatory report: synthetic nicotine in the US – ‘tobacco product’ or not?
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal || 12th November 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Synthetic nicotine, created from chemicals in a lab, not derived from tobacco, is not a specifically regulated product in the US so its legal status is subject to interpretation, as outlined in detail in this report ...
Regulatory report: Austria – heated tobacco
Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 5th November 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products qualify as novel tobacco products in Austria, within the category of tobacco-related products under the Tobacco and Non-Smoker Protection Act (TNRSG) ...
Regulatory report: Singapore – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
It is prohibited to sell, use, possess for sale, import or distribute imitation tobacco products including heated tobacco products – both consumables and devices – and white pouches in Singapore ...
Regulatory report: Belarus – heated tobacco
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Belarus introduced heated tobacco regulation for the first time in 2019. This report offers a regulatory overview for these products ...
Regulatory report: Denmark – heated tobacco, snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouches
Written by Marija Obradovic || 24th October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is largely regulated in Denmark as a tobacco product, while snus cannot be sold. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the regulatory framework in place for tobacco alternatives ...
Regulatory report: Lithuania – heated tobacco
Written by Lorenzo Guaragna || 23rd October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products, according to the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), are categorised in Lithuania as novel smokeless tobacco products. This report offers an overview of current regulation for these products ...
Regulatory report: Greece – heated tobacco and modern oral tobacco
Written by Elsa Carrasco || 22nd October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Greece transposed the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into domestic legislation through Law 4419/2016, adopted on 20th September 2016. This report covers regulation for heated tobacco and modern oral products ...
Regulatory report: Taiwan – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 15th October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco and snus in Taiwan, covering both current restrictions and possible future regulations ...
Regulatory report: Philippines – heated tobacco and modern oral tobacco
Written by Elsa Carrasco || 7th October 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products are regulated in the Philippines along with e-cigarettes by an act that applies many of the existing regulations on traditional cigarettes to both ...
Regulatory report: China – oral tobacco products
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th September 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report offers a summary of the current regulatory status in China of oral tobacco products, such as snus ...
Regulatory report: Russia – heated tobacco
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 29th September 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report provides an overview of the current regime in place in Russia for heated tobacco products ...
Regulatory report: China – heated tobacco
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd September 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco, like any other tobacco-containing product, is considered part of the Tobacco Monopoly in China and regulated as a general tobacco product. This report provides an overview of the regulatory regime ...
Regulatory report: heated tobacco Q&A – Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal || 15th September 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This Q&A report looks at the specifics of heated tobacco regulation at both US federal and state level, in the three US states where IQOS and its associated consumables have so far been launched ...
Regulatory report: New Zealand – heated tobacco
Written by Angela Jarosz || 14th September 2020 || Regulatory reports |
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill will come into force in November 2020, regulating heated tobacco products in New Zealand for the first time ...
Regulatory report: Mexico – heated tobacco and tobacco alternatives
Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 8th September 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Tobacco-alternative products are considered to be banned under Mexico’s General Law for Tobacco Control; nevertheless, an informal market persists and there are proposals to bring regulation to a confused legal area ...
Regulatory report: Canada – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus
Written by Marija Obradovic || 26th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products must follow tobacco regulation in Canada. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place for heated tobacco products and snus ...
Regulatory report: Norway – heated tobacco and modern oral products
Written by Lorenzo Guaragna || 25th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |
According to the Ministry of Health, heated tobacco products and tobacco-free snus could be legalised and regulated in 2021 when Norway will most likely implement the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...
Regulatory report: China – modern oral products
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report provides an analysis of national legislation on tobacco-free pouches in China ...
Regulatory report: Portugal – heated tobacco and modern oral products
Written by Angela Jarosz || 18th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Portugal defines heated tobacco as a novel tobacco product. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime for heated tobacco and snus in the country ...
Regulatory report: France – heated tobacco
Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 5th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products are regulated in France as novel tobacco products. This report provides an overview of the current regulatory regime for these type of products in France ...
Regulatory report: Spain – heated tobacco and oral tobacco products
Written by Elsa Carrasco || 4th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |
This report covers the current regulatory regime in Spain for heated tobacco and modern oral products, looking at the current restrictions as well as any possible future ones ...