Israel: oral tobacco, nicotine pouch and heated tobacco regulation

Oral tobacco products, including snus, fall under the scope of the tobacco regulation in Israel. Tobacco-free nicotine pouches are legal but outside the scope of the tobacco regulation. It seems unlikely that the regulations currently in force in Israel will be relaxed in the future, considering the negative approach that most governments and opposition parties have taken towards tobacco products in recent years.

Heated tobacco products, including devices, are strictly regulated in Israel. Herbal heated products are regulated as heated tobacco in certain policy areas. There may be some changes to the tobacco regime in the near future in Israel. This is because the current government coalition presented two bills to introduce further restrictions on tobacco products, and the Ministry of Health proposes an action plan, which includes a tax increase.

This is a two-report bundle that provides a detailed overview of Israel’s regulatory framework for oral tobacco, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco, covering all policy areas.