Nicotine Pouch Regulation by Country
What the law says about nicotine pouches, country by country, with a source for every entry. This is a reference, not legal advice.
Passed but not yet in force: United Kingdom (from 29 October 2026).
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- Banned, personal use too
- Sale is prohibited. Bringing them in for your own use is prohibited too.
- Sale banned
- Sale is prohibited. The prohibition we cite binds the trade.
- Pharmacy only
- Sold only as an approved medicine, through a pharmacy.
- Legal, with rules
- Legal to sell, under rules written for nicotine pouches.
- Legal, no specific rules
- Legal to sell. We checked: no pouch-specific rules are in force.
- No data yet
- We have not reviewed this country yet. That is not a finding that pouches are unrestricted.
| Country | Status | Sale banned | Minimum age | Nicotine cap | Sources | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Banned, personal use too | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 3 | |
| Belgium | Sale banned | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 1 | |
| Canada | Pharmacy only | No | Not established | Not established | 4 | |
| Czech Republic | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | 12 mg | 3 | |
| Denmark | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | 9 mg | 3 | |
| Finland | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | 16.6 mg | 2 | |
| France | Banned, personal use too | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 2 | |
| Germany | Sale banned | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 3 | |
| Iceland | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | See summary | 3 | |
| Netherlands | Sale banned | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 3 | |
| New Zealand | Banned, personal use too | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 2 | |
| Norway | Banned, personal use too | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 2 | |
| Poland | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | See summary | 1 | |
| Singapore | Banned, personal use too | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | 3 | |
| South Korea | Legal, with rules | No | Not established | Not established | 1 | |
| Sweden | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | None in law | 2 | |
| Switzerland | Legal, with rules | No | 18 years | None in law | 2 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Legal, with rules | No | Not established | Not established | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | Legal, no specific rules | No | See summary | Not established | 2 | |
| United States | Legal, with rules | No | 21 years | Not established | 2 |
Where this list comes from
Every entry above is checked against primary law. A country missing here has not been examined, which is not a finding that pouches are unrestricted there.
- Global Tobacco Control Policy Scan — Johns Hopkins Institute for Global Tobacco Control. 64 jurisdictions · records to October 2023 · checked August 2026. A frozen snapshot of its nicotine-pouch scan, not a maintained feed.
- Our own research. 3 jurisdictions · checked August 2026.
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