
Heated tobacco




Heated tobacco tax set to increase on 1st April…
31st March 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America |

Regulatory report: Hungary – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
30th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
A detailed summary of the regulatory regime for heated tobacco and modern oral products in Hungary, covering product and age restrictions, labelling and packaging requirements, advertising restrictions, public usage and more


Tobacco legislation review and recommendations published…
28th March 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

FDA authorises legal US sale of Logic’s heated tobacco product Vapeleaf
25th March 2022 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of Logic Technology Development’s heated tobacco product Vapeleaf

‘Tax HnB consumables like cigarettes’…
24th March 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Kazakhstan |

Plenty of food for thought as nicotine researchers get their heads together
24th March 2022 - Blog |
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) published a huge number of research abstracts to accompany its annual get-together – here are some of the highlights

Regulatory report: Kyrgyzstan – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
18th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report covers the current and possible future regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Kyrgyzstan

Regulatory report: Colombia, March 2022
17th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is not specifically regulated but it is subject to the overall Tobacco Act. Two bills are proposed to regulate heated tobacco, heating devices, snus and nicotine pouches

Regulatory report: Costa Rica – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
16th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
The report covers the current and possible future regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Costa Rica

Regulatory report: Sweden – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
15th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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

Regulatory report: Paraguay – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
14th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
The Paraguayan legislative framework for tobacco products applies to heated tobacco and oral tobacco

HnB takes more than 30% of the Japanese tobacco market for the first time ever
8th March 2022 - News analysis |
Heat-not-burn (HnB) products took more than a third of the total tobacco market in Japan for the first time, in the last quarter of 2021, as the shift from traditional cigarettes continued

Iceland’s bill to regulate nicotine pouches as e-cigs due in parliament in March
2nd March 2022 - News analysis |
Iceland’s delayed bill to regulate nicotine pouches under similar rules to those proposed for e-cigarettes and refills will be introduced to parliament in March

Regulatory report: Croatia – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
1st March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Broad regulation of heated tobacco, including taxation, is set to remain unchanged in Croatia for the currently foreseeable future. This report lays out the details of how that regulation applies

Regulatory report: Belarus – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
28th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Belarus introduced heated tobacco regulation for the first time in 2019. This report offers a regulatory overview for these products

Regulatory report: Latvia – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
28th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Latvia transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. Heated tobacco is regulated under the Tobacco Act. There are proposals to ban flavours in nicotine pouches


Tobacco control bill delayed…
21st February 2022 - Alerts | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe |

Do sin taxes achieve the desired effect, or do they add up to a temptation to sin?
17th February 2022 - Blog , News analysis |
Whatever the motives behind it, punitive or would-be persuasive taxation has many of the same drawbacks as prohibition

BAT enjoys big rises in revenue from novel categories, led by modern oral
17th February 2022 - News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) saw revenue from its new products category portfolio rise by 42.4% in 2021 to £2.05bn, driven in part by an increase in sales of its modern oral products


JTI puts heated tobacco growth at the heart of its plans for a reduced risk future
16th February 2022 - News analysis |
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) will look to prioritise heated tobacco as part of its commitment to break even on its reduced risk portfolio (RRP) by 2027




Heated tobacco successes help PMI stay positive as cigarette sales go on sliding
14th February 2022 - News analysis |
Philip Morris International (PMI) posted positive numbers for 2021, helped by higher unit volumes in heated tobacco and outstanding initial results from its fourth-generation heated tobacco device Iqos Iluma

Swedish Match says Norwegian approval could be hard to get after pouch rejection
10th February 2022 - News analysis |
Approval of applications to sell new nicotine products in Norway appears to be a difficult proposition, according to Swedish Match, which had its application for an oral nicotine pouch rejected

Regulatory report: Egypt – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
7th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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

Philippine doctors urge president to veto novel tobacco bill over addiction fears
3rd February 2022 - News analysis |
The Philippine College of Physicians is lobbying against a bill to regulate vaping and novel tobacco products. They object to a lower age limit and the removal of flavour restrictions

Norway’s rule change could open the way to a new market for HnB and pouches
1st February 2022 - News analysis |
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?

Stricter vaping regulation could be good news for other alternatives in 2022
31st January 2022 - News analysis |
Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products partiy driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, TobaccoIntelligence predicts

Regulatory report: Romania, January 2022
27th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Current tobacco laws in Romania do not regulate heated tobacco or nicotine pouches. The new government may introduce legislation, or may wait to implement the forthcoming revised EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)

US International Trade Commission rejects PMI bid to resume Iqos imports
26th January 2022 - News analysis |
Philip Morris’s bid to resume importing and selling its Iqos heat-not-burn (HnB) device in the US has failed

Regulatory report: Germany – HnB, snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouches, January 2022
26th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides an overview of the current regulations in Germany for heated tobacco, snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouches, as well as analysis of potential upcoming regulation in certain areas including taxation

Regulatory report: Indonesia – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, January 2022
25th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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’s predictions for 2021 reviewed – how well did we do?
21st January 2022 - News analysis |
TobaccoIntelligence showed excellent understanding of the industry and a capacity for accurate analysis with its 2021 predictions, most of which hit during the year

Taiwan close to legalising heated tobacco products, with controls
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
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

Market report: HnB and social media in Italy and its evolution in recent years
20th January 2022 - Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |
This report examines the activity around two heated tobacco brands – Iqos and Glo – on the most important social networks in Italy, as well as opinions expressed online by Italian users about the brands

Are heated tobacco products a threat to vaping or a complementary product?
20th January 2022 - Blog , News analysis |
Some vapers appear to be switching to heated tobacco products, but should vaping and heated tobacco be viewed as complementary alternatives or competitors

Regulatory report: the Netherlands – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, January 2022
17th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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

Regulatory report: Denmark – heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches, January 2022
13th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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

Meta-analysis study emphasises the lack of high-quality research into HnB
13th January 2022 - Blog , News analysis |
The heated tobacco sector has, compared with its cousin vapour, always suffered from a lack of scientific research and from the perception that most of what does exist is industry-funded

Global Trends report reveals extent of alternatives’ growing market share
12th January 2022 - News analysis |
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 in review: As smoking declines, tobacco alternatives take up the slack
10th January 2022 - News analysis |
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

Regulatory report: Belgium, January 2022
10th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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

Market report: Italian Iqos consumers satisfied but concerned about prices
7th January 2022 - Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |
This report presents the findings of TobaccoIntelligence’s 2021 consumer survey undertaken to study the consumption and behavioural patterns of heated tobacco users in Italy