Snus

Sweden has one of the lowest smoking rates in the EU and is the only member state where snus is allowed. Heated tobacco taxation is vague, but new regulations are being considered…

As the market for nicotine pouches swells, there is – just as with heated tobacco a few years ago – a risk that regulatory interest outpaces scientific research…

Snus is likely to remain banned in the UK after a health minister said it is not expected to be part of the UK’s upcoming tobacco control plan…

Swedish Match has reported an 11% sales increase in 2021 driven by the smoke-free product segment, with strong growth in the US and Scandinavia…

Heated tobacco products qualify as novel tobacco products in Austria, under the Tobacco and Non-Smoker Protection Act (TNRSG). Revisions are due during 2022…

Heated tobacco is included in Egypt’s existing tobacco laws. Oral tobacco may be covered too, but nicotine pouches are unregulated. Forthcoming licences will allow production of heated tobacco…

Could a new regulation allowing companies to apply for permission to sell new tobacco and nicotine products open the Norwegian market to heated tobacco and oral nicotine pouches?…

This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Indonesia, along with our analysis and predictions for future regulation…

TobaccoIntelligence showed excellent understanding of the industry and a capacity for accurate analysis with its 2021 predictions, most of which hit during the year…

Draft amendments to the Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act are awaiting approval by the parliament. They will include the legalisation of heated tobacco products, with controls on sales…

Heated tobacco is largely regulated as tobacco in the Netherlands most while most oral tobacco products are banned. This report provides a detailed overview of current and near-future regulation in the country…

Although the usage rate is relatively low (0.4%), the German modern oral population is the third by size within the EU despite serious regulatory challenges. This snapshot provides an overview of the German market…

With a long tradition of oral tobacco products – especially snus – dating from the 17th century, Sweden is a primary market for pouched oral products. This snapshot covers Sweden’s modern oral market…

Finland has a long tradition of using modern oral products, however snus and nicotine pouches are regulated differently. This snapshot offers an overview of Finland’s market for modern oral products…

Denmark has the third highest usage rate for modern oral products in the EU, and we expect this rate to almost double by 2025. The snapshot offers an overview of Denmark’s modern oral market…

Tobacco-free pouches in Hungary are regulated as tobacco-related products and snus is banned under the EU-level regulation. This snapshot provides an overview of Hungary’s market for modern oral products…

In Denmark a new tax on nicotine pouches will enter into force in July 2022. Further increases in heated tobacco taxation are expected for 2023. A flavour ban may come into force in 2022…

Alternative tobacco products, including heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, have taken worldwide sales from combustibles over the past three years, with the cigarette segment declining by 5%…

2021 may have been a downer in many other areas but the year saw phenomenal growth across tobacco alternatives, including in the oral segment, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches…

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…

This report provides analysis of the modern oral market size and its characteristics within the EU, along with an online traffic analysis…

This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Panama for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches…

The US Senate Finance Committee has made “targeted improvements” to president Joe Biden’s $2tn social spending package – including removing the proposal of a federal tax on tobacco alternatives…

There is no comprehensive legal framework on tobacco products in Venezuela, but several resolutions regulate different aspects of the commercialisation of tobacco products…

This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in the European Union…

This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in Sweden…

This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in Denmark…

This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in Hungary…

Sooner or later the EU will have a new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and one of the big questions will be how it treats new product categories which barely existed at the time of TPD2…

TobaccoIntelligence carried out a second survey of MEPs, following a similar survey in 2020, to find out how their views on new nicotine products – e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches – have changed…

This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework in place for heated and oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, as well as discussion of the possible future changes that could be brought in soon…

In Portugal heated tobacco and other “novelties” are subject to the same restrictions as traditional cigarettes in terms of sales, advertising and public place usage. Official authorisation must be obtained before marketing products…

This report gives an overview of the regulatory regime in Iceland for heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches, focusing on both current and possible future regulation…

Swedish Match has reported 9% growth in global sales in the first nine months of 2021, driven by its smoke-free portfolio in the US and Scandinavia, but profit and market share have not lived up to forecast…

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…

Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) found that plain packaging did not produce a decline in men’s snus use in Norway, with “inconclusive results” on both smoking and women’s snus use…

This regulatory report covers all current and near-future regulation of heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Kuwait…

This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Ukraine for heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches as well as an analysis of the possible upcoming near-future regulations…

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…

This short report covers the different types of smokeless tobacco product, along with the main Big Tobacco brands that produce them…

TobaccoIntelligence researched both the offline and online channels in Switzerland to identify patterns in the availability of modern oral products…

Swedish Match has announced that the company is to become 100% smoke-free by next year with the separation of its cigar business in the US, a decision that is likely to have an impact in the market…

This report takes a look at the modern oral tobacco category in Germany, covering both the offline and online channels…

While politicians in Estonia are currently weighing up the possibility of softening regulations for tobacco-alternative products, a new survey has unveiled new figures about the consumption of these products…

The latest figures from Swedish Match show continued momentum in smoke-free tobacco alternatives, with nicotine pouches “the driving force”…

The report covers the current legal situation for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in India’s 28 states and eight union territories…

Smoke-free tobacco products in the Dominican Republic are covered by general tobacco regulations. This report outlines the rules and how they apply to heat-not-burn (HnB) and oral tobacco products…

The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) is considering a new bill amending the country’s Tobacco Act with the aim of clarifying the regulations for snus and heated tobacco and bringing down the country’s smoking rates…

This report outlines the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Switzerland, as well as possible upcoming regulation for such products…

This report offers a regulatory overview of the restrictions currently in place for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Israel…