
Heated tobacco



Podcast: Stingfree founder Bengt Wiberg analyses the rising popularity of nicotine pouches among regulation
4th March 2024 - Podcasts |
In this podcast episode, Bengt Wiberg, founder of Swedish-based nicotine pouch brand Stingfree talks to podcast host Tiziana Cauli about the regulatory developments which may soon affect the market in Europe

Taxpayer advocacy group supports bill to define HTPs and set excise tax rate…
1st March 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States, West Virginia |

Australia: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
29th February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Australia for heated tobacco products, covering all policy areas from advertising and taxation to notification and labelling requirements

Netherlands: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
28th February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in the Netherlands for heated tobacco products, covering all policy areas



Czech Republic: heated tobacco market snapshot, February 2024
28th February 2024 - Heated tobacco market reports , Heated tobacco market snapshots , Market reports |
This market snapshot offers an overview of the heated tobacco market in the Czech Republic, covering retail channels, pricing and product characteristics

Weekly regulatory podcast: 12th – 23rd February
27th February 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products

Oral products boosted Big Tobacco’s momentum in 2023, and HTPs still in play
27th February 2024 - News analysis |
Nicotine pouches seemed to be the universal positive for Big Tobacco in 2023, with oral tobacco categories making increasingly important contributions to all the companies involved in that area

Bill to hike heated tobacco tax open for public comment…
27th February 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |

Bill introduced to define HTPs would make them subject to tobacco tax…
23rd February 2024 - Alerts | Iowa, North America, United States |


Europe’s respiratory specialists don’t support harm reduction: is this news?
22nd February 2024 - Blog , News analysis |
No smoking and no nicotine consumption at all is better for your health than quitting cigarettes without quitting nicotine, says the European Respiratory Society, stating the obvious

Bill to increase tobacco excise duties could also affect HTPs…
22nd February 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |

Weekly regulatory podcast: 12th – 16th February
21st February 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products

Vietnam: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
21st February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Vietnam for heated tobacco products, covering all policy areas

KT&G reports double-digit growth in sales of heated tobacco sticks for 2023
21st February 2024 - News analysis |
South Korean tobacco company KT&G reported a positive performance in its next-generation product (NGP) business over the course of 2023, despite what it called “intensified competition”

BAT and Amazon to fight €7m sanction for ‘misleading advertising’ of Glo in Italy
20th February 2024 - News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon are going to appeal a combined total of €7m in sanctions for the “misleading advertising” of Glo Hyper X2 and Glo Hyper Air heated tobacco devices in Italy

Bill aims to levy tax on HTPs…
20th February 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States, West Virginia |

Trimbos says claim HTPs are less harmful is misleading…
20th February 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |

Italy’s tracing of HHPs could help fight against black market, industry says
16th February 2024 - News analysis |
Herbal sticks will be tracked and traced the same way as traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco sticks in Italy starting from May, which could work against black market trade

Iqos may be losing share to rivals in the crucial Japanese heated tobacco market
15th February 2024 - News analysis |
Market-leader Iqos, from Philip Morris International (PMI), lost market share last year in the huge Japanese heated tobacco sector to rivals British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco (JT), according to a local survey

Senate bill would define HTPs for state law purposes…
15th February 2024 - Alerts | Alabama, North America, United States |

Weekly regulatory podcast: 5th – 9th February
15th February 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products

Japan’s lack of support for HTPs at COP10 threatens harm reduction, says industry
14th February 2024 - News analysis |
Heated tobacco didn’t receive any support from the Japanese government at COP10, and some stakeholders feared the entire premise of harm reduction and reduced-risk products could be under threat



Leaked document suggests New Zealand minister wants tax-free heated tobacco
12th February 2024 - News analysis |
New Zealand’s new coalition government could be considering proposals to regulate tobacco products, as suggested by a document leaked to local press, including removing taxes from heated tobacco products

Strong Iqos momentum and Zyn’s success in the US drove PMI’s numbers in 2023
12th February 2024 - News analysis |
Philip Morris International (PMI) delivered a positive performance last year, with smoke-free products reaching almost 40% of the company’s total net revenues as well as gross profit

Last day of public consultation to review heated tobacco ban…
9th February 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |



UK parliament pre-COP10 talks stress harm reduction and take on the WHO
7th February 2024 - News analysis |
In a UK parliamentary session, key figures voiced their concerns and positions just ahead of the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

United Arab Emirates: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
7th February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in the United Arab Emirates for heated tobacco, covering all policy areas


Weekly regulatory podcast: 29th January – 2nd February
6th February 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products

Spain: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
5th February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Spain for heated tobacco products, covering all policy areas from advertising and taxation to notification and labelling requirements

Important EU cancer inequalities report not optimistic on tobacco alternatives
5th February 2024 - News analysis |
An influential European Union report, “Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU”, has taken a cautious, generally pessimistic view on tobacco alternatives

Industry leaders in Latin America fear COP10 impact on tobacco alternatives
5th February 2024 - News analysis |
Leaders of vaping associations in Latin America have told TobaccoIntelligence they anticipate further restrictions and reinforced regional bans on tobacco alternative products to result from this week’s COP10

Tax bill introduced that would apply to heated tobacco…
5th February 2024 - Alerts | Mississippi, North America, United States |

Spain finally ready to ‘catch up’ with smoking prevention plan, by end of year
2nd February 2024 - News analysis |
Spain’s health minister Mónica García announced the country will have a new smoking prevention plan in place by the end of this year, reforming the tobacco law – originally due to be amended in 2021

On! pouches in line with Altria’s vision, as oral segment grows in revenue share
2nd February 2024 - News analysis |
Oral tobacco continues to make an increasingly important contribution to Altria’s numbers – a trend the firm expects to continue, it said as it reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2023



Russia: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
1st February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in Russia for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas currently in place and looking at possible future changes

Malaysia: heated tobacco regulation, February 2024
1st February 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current and near-future regulatory framework in place in Malaysia for heated tobacco and herbal heated products

Sweden’s alternatives advocates worried about COP10 impact on snus and pouches
31st January 2024 - News analysis |
Swedish sources worry strong domestic support for products like snus will be lost when one delegation represents the EU as a whole at the upcoming COP10 international tobacco control conference

Weekly regulatory podcast: 22nd-26th January
31st January 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products