Where are nicotine pouches legal?

Tobacco-free nicotine pouches are legal to sell in 78 of the 199 countries covered and banned for sale in 19 (Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Mauritius and others). Because pouches contain no tobacco leaf they fall outside the EU oral tobacco ban and most old tobacco laws, so rules vary sharply between neighbours: age limits are typically 18 or 21 and a growing number of countries cap nicotine strength. Data verified 4 September 2026.

LegalRestrictedBannedNo rule foundSame list for tobacco snus

Countries where nicotine pouches are legal to sell (17)

Country	Detail	Age	Cap	Legal basis
🇦🇲Armenia	Legal, 18+, sold openly	18	–	Law on Reduction and Prevention of the Damage Caused by the Use of Tobacco Products and Substitutions for Them (2020)
🇭🇷Croatia	Legal, 18+, no strength cap	18	–	Zakon o ogranicavanju uporabe duhanskih i srodnih proizvoda, as amended by NN 98/2025, Art. 23(1)
🇬🇪Georgia	Legal, 18+, no online sale	18	–	Law of Georgia on Tobacco Control No. 4059-RS, Art. 3(a.g1) and Art. 5
🇬🇷Greece	Legal, 18+, no product-specific rules	18	–	Law 3730/2008 (protection of minors, age 18); 2025 law on sales to minors
🇮🇩Indonesia	Legal, sold openly, age 21	21	–	Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (PP 28/2024); tobacco excise regulations
🇮🇪Ireland	Legal, no age limit yet; 18+ bill pending	–	–	No product-specific statute in force; general consumer product safety law applies
🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Legal domestically, 18+ (Swiss law via customs union)	18	–	Swiss Tobacco Products Act (Tabakproduktegesetz), applied in Liechtenstein via the Swiss-Liechtenstein customs union; EEA Tobacco Products Regulation in force from 12 March 2026 governs cross-border trade with EEA states only
🇳🇬Nigeria	Legal, restrictions reported; bill pending	18	–	No pouch-specific law; National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and National Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 apply to tobacco products
🇵🇦Panama	Legal, treated as tobacco product; bills pending	18	–	Ley No. 13 de 24 de enero de 2008 (tobacco control), as applied to nicotine products
🇵🇪Peru	Legal, 18+, Law 32159 (2024)	18	–	Ley No. 32159, Ley del control del consumo de productos de tabaco, nicotina o sucedáneos de ambos (2024)
🇵🇹Portugal	Legal since 2026, taxed; restrictions pending	–	–	Código dos Impostos Especiais de Consumo (as amended 2026); Lei 37/2007 as amended by Lei 63/2017 and Lei 13/2023
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Reported legal, 18+ (secondary source)	18	–	Anti-Smoking Law (Royal Decree M/56, 28 July 2015) and Executive Regulation as amended by Minister of Health Decision 1853515 (2018); SFDA product clearance
🇷🇸Serbia	Legal, 18+, excise RSD 5,187/kg	18	–	Zakon o duvanu, Art. 2(16)(3) (nikotinske vrećice as srodni proizvodi), Art. 37 (registration of brands), Art. 51; Zakon o akcizama Art. 14b
🇸🇪Sweden	Legal, 18+, no strength cap	18	–	Lag (2022:1257) om tobaksfria nikotinprodukter
🇨🇭Switzerland	Legal, 18+, no strength cap	18	–	Bundesgesetz über Tabakprodukte und elektronische Zigaretten (TabPG), art. 3 lit. d (Nikotinprodukte zum oralen Gebrauch), and the Tabakprodukteverordnung
🇺🇦Ukraine	Legal, 18+, excise EUR 77/kg (2026)	18	–	Law 3817-IX of 18 June 2024 on state regulation of alcohol, tobacco products and e-liquids, Art. 1(85) (definition of tobacco products includes nicotine-containing products for sucking); Tax Code of Ukraine Art. 215; Law 2899-IV Art. 13 (age 18)
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Legal; 18+ age of sale from 29 Oct 2026	–	–	General product safety law until 29 October 2026; then the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18)

Countries where nicotine pouches are legal with significant restrictions (26)

Country	Detail	Age	Cap	Legal basis
🇦🇷Argentina	Legal since May 2026, max 8 mg, tobacco/menthol only	18	8 mg/pouch	Resolución 549/2026 del Ministerio de Salud (published 4 May 2026); Ley 26.687 de control del tabaco
🇦🇹Austria	Legal, 18+, tobacconists only (2026 rules)	18	–	Tabak- und Nichtraucherinnen- bzw. Nichtraucherschutzgesetz (TNRSG) as amended by BGBl. I Nr. 68/2026
🇧🇬Bulgaria	Legal, 18+, max 20 mg per pouch	18	20 mg/pouch	Zakon za tyutyuna, tyutyunevite i svarzanite s tyah izdeliya, as amended June 2025 (promulgated July 2025)
🇨🇦Canada	Pharmacy only, mint/menthol, 4 mg max	18	4 mg/pouch	Supplementary Rules Respecting Nicotine Replacement Therapies Order, SOR/2024-169 (Food and Drugs Act)
🇨🇳China	State monopoly, licence required, 18+	18	–	STMA Announcement No. 1 of 2026 (smokeless tobacco products); Tobacco Monopoly Law and its Implementing Regulations
🇨🇴Colombia	Legal, 18+, treated as a tobacco product	18	–	Ley 2354 de 2024, art. 1 (modifying art. 1 of Ley 1335 de 2009)
🇨🇿Czechia	Legal, 18+, max 12 mg per pouch	18	12 mg/pouch	Act No. 110/1997 Coll. as amended by Act No. 174/2021 Coll.; Act No. 65/2017 Coll. as amended by Act No. 59/2023 Coll.; Decree No. 141/2023 Coll. on nicotine pouches without tobacco content
🇩🇰Denmark	Legal, 18+, nicotine cap, no flavours	18	–	Lov om tobaksvarer m.v. (LBK nr 1161 af 2024) – tobakssurrogater; Bekendtgørelse om grænseværdier for nikotinindhold i tobakssurrogater (BEK nr 249/2025); Lov om forbud mod salg af tobak og alkohol til personer under 18 år (LBK nr 1088/2024)
🇪🇪Estonia	Legal, 18+, no online sale	18	–	Tubakaseadus (Tobacco Act) § 3¹(1) 1) – tobacco-free snus as a product related to tobacco products; § 22(2) 6)–7) distance-selling bans; § 28 sale to minors; Alkoholi-, tubaka-, kütuse- ja elektriaktsiisi seadus § 16(8)
🇫🇮Finland	Legal, 18+, max 16.6 mg/g, mint only	18	16.6 mg/g	Tupakkalaki (549/2016) as amended 1 August 2025 – 'savuton nikotiinituote' (smokeless nicotine product), a sub-category of tobacco substitutes (tupakan vastike); STM decree 592/2016
🇭🇺Hungary	Legal, 18+, tobacco shops only, max 17 mg	18	17 mg/pouch	39/2013. (II. 14.) Korm. rendelet, ss. 19/F-19/G (inserted 25 June 2024); 2012. evi CXXXIV. torveny, ss. 1, 3 and 11
🇮🇸Iceland	Legal, 18+, max 20 mg/g, licensed sale	18	20 mg/g	Lög nr. 87/2018 um nikótínvörur, rafrettur og áfyllingar fyrir rafrettur (as amended by L. 56/2022 and L. 11/2026); Reglugerð nr. 992/2022 (notification, licensing, max nicotine content); Reglugerð nr. 991/2022 (labelling)
🇮🇹Italy	Legal, 18+, licensed shops only, no online	18	–	Art. 62-quater.1 D.Lgs. 504/1995 (Testo unico accise); ADM Determinazione 406606/2022 as amended by 82915 of 9 Feb 2023
🇰🇪Kenya	Legal, 18+, only VELO licensed; bill pending	18	–	Tobacco Control Act 2007 (health warnings, sale to minors); Ministry of Health approval of VELO warning labels (2021-2024); Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024 pending
🇱🇻Latvia	Legal, 20+, max 4 mg/g, tobacco flavour only	20	4 mg/g	Tabakas izstrādājumu, tabakas aizstājējproduktu, augu smēķēšanas produktu, elektronisko smēķēšanas ierīču un to šķidrumu aprites likums, 3. pants (5.1) and (1) 8), 8. pants (2)–(3), 10.2 pants; amendments of 11 January 2024, in force 8 February 2024 with product rules from 1 January 2025
🇱🇺Luxembourg	0.048 mg cap since 2026: de facto sales ban	18	0.048 mg/pouch	Loi du 28 novembre 2025 modifiant la loi antitabac (projet de loi 8333), transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2100
🇲🇻Maldives	Treated as tobacco: 21+, generational ban	21	–	Tobacco Control Act (Law No. 15/2010) as amended by Law No. 23/2024 and Law No. 6/2025 (per GSTHR classification)
🇵🇭Philippines	Legal consumer product, 18+, registration required	18	–	Republic Act No. 11900 (Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act, 2022)
🇵🇱Poland	Legal, 18+, max 20 mg/g, no online sale	18	20 mg/g	Ustawa z dnia 9 listopada 1995 r. o ochronie zdrowia przed nastepstwami uzywania tytoniu i wyrobow tytoniowych, as amended by the Act of 21 May 2025 (Journal of Laws 2025 item 799), Art. 11hb
🇷🇴Romania	Legal, 18+, max 20 mg per pouch	18	20 mg/pouch	Legea nr. 64/2024 (Monitorul Oficial nr. 267 of 28 March 2024), amending Legea 349/2002 and Legea 201/2016, art. 17^1; Legea 227/2015 (Fiscal Code), Annex 2 to Title VIII
🇸🇰Slovakia	Legal, 18+, max 20 mg per pouch	18	20 mg/pouch	Zakon c. 89/2016 Z. z. o vyrobe, oznacovani a predaji tabakovych vyrobkov, as amended by Zakon c. 367/2022 Z. z.; Zakon o spotrebnej dani z tabakovych vyrobkov (as amended from 1 February 2025)
🇸🇮Slovenia	Legal, 18+, no display, no online sale	18	–	Zakon o omejevanju uporabe tobacnih in povezanih izdelkov (ZOUTPI), as amended by ZOUTPI-B (Uradni list RS, 5 April 2024), Art. 3 pt 19a, Art. 29, Art. 42
🇰🇷South Korea	Legal but taxed as tobacco, 19+, no online sale	19	–	Tobacco Business Act (담배사업법), as amended with effect from 24 April 2026
🇹🇭Thailand	Legal to possess; sale only via licensed shops, no online	20	–	Tobacco Products Control Act B.E. 2560 (2017), incl. s.27(2) on sale through electronic media
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Legal since Jul 2025, 18+, licensed sellers	18	16.6 mg/pouch	UAE Cabinet resolution on technical standards for tobacco-free nicotine pouches (approved June 2025, effective 29 July 2025); Federal Law No. 15 of 2009 on Tobacco Control (age 18)
🇺🇸United States	Legal, 21+, FDA authorisation required	21	–	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ch. IX (Tobacco Control Act); Tobacco 21 amendment of 20 December 2019

Countries where nicotine pouches are sold without specific regulation (35)

Country	Detail	Age	Cap	Legal basis
🇦🇫Afghanistan	Unregulated, no specific law	–	–	–
🇦🇱Albania	Unregulated, sold openly	–	–	–
🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Allowed per GSTHR, details unclear	–	–	–
🇧🇾Belarus	Allowed per GSTHR, details unclear	–	–	–
🇪🇨Ecuador	Unregulated, no product-specific rule	–	–	–
🇪🇬Egypt	Reported legal, no specific rules	–	–	No product-specific law identified; general tobacco law: Law No. 52 of 1981 as amended
🇫🇯Fiji	Unregulated, not covered by tobacco law	–	–	–
🇬🇹Guatemala	Unregulated, sold openly, no age limit in law	–	–	–
🇭🇹Haiti	Unregulated, no rule found	–	–	–
🇮🇱Israel	Not specifically regulated (check for new rules)	–	–	Prohibition of Advertising and Restriction of Marketing of Tobacco and Smoking Products Law, 5743-1983, s. 1 (definitions); pouches are outside the 'smoking product' definition in the consolidated English text
🇨🇮Ivory Coast	Unregulated, sold openly (retailers require 21+)	–	–	–
🏴Kosovo	Unregulated, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇱🇧Lebanon	Legal, largely unregulated	–	–	–
🇱🇹Lithuania	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇲🇼Malawi	Unregulated, reportedly available	–	–	–
🇲🇹Malta	Legal, unregulated	–	–	–
🇲🇽Mexico	Unregulated, sold openly, no age limit in law	–	–	–
🇲🇩Moldova	Unregulated, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇲🇳Mongolia	Unregulated, no rule found	–	–	–
🇲🇪Montenegro	Unregulated, sold openly, no statutory age limit found	–	–	–
🇵🇰Pakistan	Legal, unregulated consumer product, 18+	18	–	No product-specific law; general tobacco framework (Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Health Ordinance 2002; Cigarettes (Printing of Warning) Ordinance 1979)
🇵🇾Paraguay	Unregulated, sold openly; registration rules pending	–	–	–
🇷🇼Rwanda	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇸🇨Seychelles	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇸🇴Somalia	Unregulated, no tobacco law	–	–	–
🇿🇦South Africa	Legal, no specific law (bill pending)	–	–	None specific; Tobacco Products Control Act 83 of 1993 covers products containing tobacco only
🇸🇸South Sudan	Unregulated, no tobacco law	–	–	–
🇪🇸Spain	Legal, unregulated; 0.99 mg cap pending	–	–	–
🇸🇩Sudan	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇹🇿Tanzania	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇹🇴Tonga	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇹🇻Tuvalu	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–
🇺🇾Uruguay	Unregulated, ban under consideration	–	–	–
🇿🇲Zambia	Unregulated, no specific rule	–	–	–

Countries where nicotine pouches are prescription-only (4)

Country	Detail	Age	Cap	Legal basis
🇦🇺Australia	Prescription only; no retail sale; travellers cannot bring	–	–	Therapeutic Goods Act 1989; Poisons Standard (nicotine, Schedule 4); Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956; state and territory medicines and poisons laws
🇨🇾Cyprus	No licensed sale (pharma classification)	–	–	Drugs Council classification of nicotine pouches as pharmaceutical products (October 2024); Medicinal Products for Human Use Law
🇯🇵Japan	No approved product, not sold, 20+	20	–	Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD Act, Act No. 145 of 1960)
🇲🇾Malaysia	Pharmacy or prescription only (Group C poison)	18	–	Poisons Act 1952 (nicotine as a Group C poison); not covered by the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852), which regulates tobacco and smoking products

Countries where nicotine pouches are banned for sale (19)

Country	Detail	Age	Cap	Legal basis
🇧🇭Bahrain	Banned (import, sale, use)	–	–	Law 8/2009 on combating smoking; Ministry of Trade and Industry Decision 58/2010
🇧🇪Belgium	Banned for sale since 1 Oct 2023	18	–	Arrêté royal du 14 mars 2023 relatif à l'interdiction de mise sur le marché de certains produits similaires, article 2
🇧🇷Brazil	Banned, no authorisation, ANVISA review open	–	–	No market authorisation; ANVISA prohibition of unregistered nicotine products, alongside RDC 14/2012 and RDC 855/2024
🇫🇷France	Banned outright since 1 April 2026	–	–	Décret n° 2025-898 du 5 septembre 2025 relatif à l'interdiction des produits à usage oral contenant de la nicotine, creating article R. 5132-45 of the Code de la santé publique
🇩🇪Germany	Banned for sale (novel food), legal to use	18	–	Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods, applied via the Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (LFGB); confirmed by VG Hamburg, decision of 5 March 2021
🇮🇳India	Banned for sale (unapproved drug); sold informally	18	–	Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 (nicotine as an unapproved drug outside licensed NRT); Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations 2011, reg. 2.3.4
🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Banned (import and sale)	21	–	Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Public Health and the Healthcare System No. 360-VI of 7 July 2020, Art. 1(289) and Art. 110(9)
🇲🇺Mauritius	Banned (sale and use), since 2023	–	–	Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2022, as amended 2023
🇳🇱Netherlands	Banned for sale, personal use allowed	18	35 mg/pouch	Warenwetregeling nicotineproducten (0.035 g per pouch limit, in force since November 2021); Tabaks- en rookwarenwet as extended to tobacco-free nicotine products following the cabinet decision of 21 April 2023
🇳🇿New Zealand	Sale banned since 2020; personal import legal	18	–	Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990, s 54 (as inserted by the Vaping Amendment Act 2020); Medicines Act 1981
🇳🇴Norway	Banned (needs approval, none sold)	18	–	Tobakksskadeloven (LOV-1973-03-09-14) § 34 d and § 21 b; Forskrift om godkjenningsordning for nye tobakks- og nikotinprodukter
🇶🇦Qatar	Banned (reported), do not import	18	–	Law No. 10 of 2016 on the Control of Tobacco and its Derivatives, Art. 7 (Sweika defined in Art. 1 as 'any substance made of tobacco derivatives, which is usually stored in the mouth'); Ministry of Public Health practice
🇷🇺Russia	Banned for sale, legal to use	18	–	Federal Law 15-FZ of 23 February 2013, Art. 19(8) as amended by Federal Law 303-FZ of 31 July 2020; Administrative Code (KoAP) Art. 14.53(2)
🇸🇬Singapore	Banned, including possession and use	21	–	Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act, now the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act; prohibition on emerging and imitation tobacco products
🇹🇼Taiwan	Banned (imitation tobacco product), incl. use	20	–	Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, Art. 3(2) and Art. 15 (as amended 15 February 2023)
🇹🇯Tajikistan	Banned for sale (reported)	–	–	–
🇹🇷Türkiye	Banned (import ban, no licensed sale)	18	–	Presidential Decision No. 2149 (Official Gazette 31050, 25 Feb 2020), Art. 1; Ministry of Trade Circular 2020/7; Law No. 4207 Art. 2(6) and 3(8)
🇺🇬Uganda	Reported banned; not named in the Act	21	–	Tobacco Control Act, 2015, s. 16(2) (as applied to nicotine products; see notes)
🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Banned (nasvay exempted)	–	–	Uzbekistan tobacco/nicotine-product regulation (exact decree not independently confirmed); related instruments include Law No. ZRU-844 (26 Aug 2023, primary tobacco/e-cigarette law) and Resolution No. 290 (1 Jan 2025, on contents of tobacco and nicotine-containing products)

Countries where we found no specific rule for nicotine pouches (98)

Country	Detail	Age	Cap	Legal basis
🇩🇿Algeria	Unclear, no specific law	–	–	–
🇦🇩Andorra	Unclear, no specific rule found	18	–	–
🇦🇴Angola	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇧🇸Bahamas	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇧🇩Bangladesh	Unclear: sources conflict, factory approved 2025	–	–	–
🇧🇧Barbados	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇧🇿Belize	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇧🇯Benin	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇧🇹Bhutan	Unclear, no information found	–	–	–
🇧🇴Bolivia	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	Unregulated, gap in law	–	–	–
🇧🇼Botswana	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇧🇳Brunei	Unclear; e-cigarettes banned	–	–	–
🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇧🇮Burundi	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇰🇭Cambodia	Unclear; vapes and HTPs banned	–	–	–
🇨🇲Cameroon	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇨🇻Cape Verde	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇨🇫Central African Republic	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇹🇩Chad	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇨🇱Chile	No specific rule; status contested	–	–	–
🇰🇲Comoros	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇨🇬Congo	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇨🇷Costa Rica	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇨🇺Cuba	Unclear, no data found	–	–	–
🇩🇯Djibouti	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇩🇲Dominica	Unclear, no data found	–	–	–
🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇨🇩DR Congo	Unclear, no rules or sources found	–	–	–
🇸🇻El Salvador	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Unclear, no rules or sources found	–	–	–
🇪🇷Eritrea	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇸🇿Eswatini	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇪🇹Ethiopia	Unclear, may be caught by e-cigarette-style ban	–	–	–
🇬🇦Gabon	Unclear, no rules or sources found	–	–	–
🇬🇲Gambia	Unclear, not named in the law	–	–	–
🇬🇭Ghana	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇬🇩Grenada	Unclear, no rule found	–	–	–
🇬🇳Guinea	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇬🇾Guyana	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇭🇳Honduras	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇭🇰Hong Kong	Not sold; unregistered nicotine product	18	–	Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138); not covered by the Smokeless Tobacco Products (Prohibition) Regulations (Cap. 132BW) or by the alternative smoking product ban in the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371)
🇮🇷Iran	Unclear, no product-specific rule found	–	–	–
🇮🇶Iraq	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇯🇲Jamaica	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇯🇴Jordan	Unclear; JFDA regulates vapes, not pouches	–	–	–
🇰🇮Kiribati	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇰🇼Kuwait	Unclear, no specific law until 2027 rule	–	–	–
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Unclear, not named in law	–	–	–
🇱🇦Laos	Unclear; vapes, HTPs and NRT banned	–	–	–
🇱🇸Lesotho	Unclear, no known rule	–	–	–
🇱🇷Liberia	No specific rule found	–	–	–
🇱🇾Libya	Unclear, no data found	–	–	–
🇲🇴Macau	Unclear, not named in law	–	–	–
🇲🇬Madagascar	Unregulated, not known to be sold	–	–	–
🇲🇱Mali	No rule found; not documented as sold	–	–	–
🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇲🇷Mauritania	No rule found; not documented as sold	–	–	–
🇫🇲Micronesia	Unclear; 2024 Nicotine Control Act may apply	–	–	Possibly Nicotine Control Act, Public Law No. 23-72 (2024) - text not confirmed
🇲🇨Monaco	Unclear, likely follows France	–	–	–
🇲🇦Morocco	Unclear, no specific law	–	–	–
🇲🇿Mozambique	Unregulated, no known market	–	–	–
🇲🇲Myanmar	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇳🇦Namibia	Unregulated, no known market	–	–	–
🇳🇷Nauru	Unclear, not defined in law	–	–	–
🇳🇵Nepal	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇳🇮Nicaragua	Unclear, no specific rule; vape ban does not name them	–	–	–
🇳🇪Niger	No rule found; not documented as sold	–	–	–
🇰🇵North Korea	Unclear, no information	–	–	–
🇲🇰North Macedonia	Unclear, no specific law found, appears sold	–	–	–
🇴🇲Oman	Unclear, likely covered by smokeless tobacco ban	–	–	–
🇵🇼Palau	Unclear; may fall under 2023 e-cigarette ban	–	–	Possibly RPPL No. 11-27 (2023) if 'electronic cigarette' is defined broadly - not confirmed
🇵🇸Palestine	Unclear, no data found	–	–	–
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis	Unclear, no rule found	–	–	–
🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Unclear, no rule found	–	–	–
🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Unclear, no rule found	–	–	–
🇼🇸Samoa	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇸🇲San Marino	Unclear, no specific law found	–	–	–
🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe	Unclear, no information found	–	–	–
🇸🇳Senegal	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Unclear, not confirmed under 2022 Act	–	–	–
🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇸🇷Suriname	Unclear, no specific rule; vape import ban	–	–	–
🇸🇾Syria	Unclear, no rule found	–	–	–
🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Unclear; e-cigarettes banned	–	–	–
🇹🇬Togo	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago	Unclear, no specific rule found	–	–	–
🇹🇳Tunisia	Unclear, no specific law	–	–	–
🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Unclear, likely banned or unavailable	–	–	–
🇻🇺Vanuatu	Unclear; vapes and HTPs banned	–	–	–
🇻🇦Vatican City	Unclear, no specific law found, no confirmed retail market	–	–	–
🇻🇪Venezuela	Unclear, no specific rule; vape ban does not name them	–	–	–
🇻🇳Vietnam	No specific rule, no legal market	18	–	Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms 2012; Resolution 173/2024/QH15
🇾🇪Yemen	Unclear, no data found	–	–	–
🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Unclear/unregulated, no local sales found	–	–	–

Frequently asked

Why the rules differ so much

Nicotine pouches appeared around 2016 and grew fast between 2019 and 2024. Regulators had three choices: treat them as tobacco (most Nordic and Baltic states, the UK and the US), as a novel consumer or food product (Germany, where they ended up classified as unauthorised novel food), or ban them outright until a framework exists (Netherlands 2023, Belgium 2023, France 2025). Read the guide on snus vs nicotine pouches for the legal distinction.

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