Nicotine Pouches in Singapore

Status
Banned, personal use too
Sale banned
Yes
Minimum age
Not applicable
Nicotine cap
Not applicable
Regulated since
—
Last reviewed
24 August 2026

Singapore prohibits nicotine pouches outright. Import, sale, distribution and possession are all offences.

The prohibition sits in the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993, which bans imitation tobacco products — the class the pouches fall into. Nicotine is separately a controlled substance under the Poisons Act, so handling it without a licence is also an offence.

The Act was renamed the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act on 1 May 2026, which consolidated enforcement and raised the penalties.

Unlike most bans in this dataset, Singapore's reaches possession by the user, not only the trade.

What is restricted

  • Advertising: Yes
  • Distribution: Yes
  • Import: Yes
  • Sale: Yes

How it is classified

  • Tobacco imitation

Sources

  1. Vaping enforcement — Health Sciences Authority — accessed 24 August 2026 archived
  2. Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993 (renamed from the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act, 1 May 2026) — Singapore Statutes Online — primary law — accessed 25 August 2026 archived
  3. What is the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act? — Government of Singapore — accessed 25 August 2026 archived

Listed by: Global Tobacco Control Policy Scan (their record: October 2022).