Switzerland: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, October 2024

The Federal Tobacco Products Act, which entered into force on 1st October 2024, regulates both devices and consumables in line with traditional tobacco products.

A tobacco product is defined as “a product consisting of or containing leaf parts of plants of the genus Nicotiana ( tobacco) and intended for smoking, inhalation after heating or sniffing”. This wide category includes a tobacco product for heating, defined as any “device for inhaling emissions of a product containing tobacco heated by an external source of energy, as well as the refill material for this device”.

This report provides detailed analysis of Switzerland’s regulatory framework for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas from packaging and notification requirements to advertising and product restrictions.