The Act on Production and Trade of Alcohol and Tobacco Products is the framework law for tobacco control in the country, however, it currently does not explicitly refer to heated tobacco products.
Our interpretation is, however, that as a tobacco product heated tobacco is covered in the law. The State Tax Service of Ukraine confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that they fall under the category of tobacco products, since they contain tobacco. This means that the regulations concerning areas such as licensing, excise tax stamping, labelling and packaging apply to heated tobacco products too.
A new law introduced a new specific import duty for heated tobacco products, parts of which entered into force on 27th February 2020; however, with regard to the application of import duty for heated tobacco products, the Law will enter into force on 1st January 2021. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime for heated tobacco products in Ukraine, along with analysis of a number of upcoming regulations.
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Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- Regulatory landscape
- National regulatory framework
- Other reduced nicotine-containing tobacco-free alternatives regulation
- Age restrictions
- Product restrictions
- Labelling and packaging
- Obligation to notify
- Retail channels restriction
- Public usage
- Advertising and marketing
- Taxation
- Sanctions
- Relevant laws
- Relevant bodies
