Data sourced:
2025.
Page updated:
2025-04-16
Unlike other safer nicotine products (SNPs), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) enforces restrictive regulations on Snus, prohibiting its import and sale.
Regulation
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | Allowed | 1A |
| 2024 | Banned | 1B |
| 2024 | Banned | 1C |
References:
- Information obtained from industry source (2014 data)
- Anti-smoking Global Index. (2024). [Data set]. https://antismoking.global/
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Snus. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 31 March 2025.
References:
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Snus. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 31 March 2025.
Availability
No
1
2024
No
2
2025
No
2
2025
References:
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Snus. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 31 March 2025.
- Tobacco Intelligence. United Arab Emirates: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, February 2024. Available at: https://tobaccointelligence.com/united-arab-emirates-oral-tobacco-and-nicotine-pouch-regulation-february-2024/#:~:text=In%20October%202022%2C%20the%20Federal,are%20banned%20in%20the%20UAE. Accessed: 16 April 2025.
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