A premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) must be submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for each product looking to enter the US market.
According to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, a tax would generally be applied to the sticks used with heated tobacco devices, applying the federal tax on small cigarettes.
This report offers detailed analysis of the regulatory framework currently in place for heated tobacco products in the US, covering all policy areas, including labelling and advertising requirements as well as barriers to market entry.
