In Belarus, Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) are regulated as tobacco products and are allowed for sale and use. Sales through online channels is allowed but not via vending machines. The law requires mandatory health warnings on their packaging and enforces a minimum age requirement of 18 years for sales of these products. Restrictions exist on their flavours as well as on their use in public places.
Prevalence
- 1. STEPS 2020, http://m.drogcge.by/steps-issledovanie-v-rb 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- STEPS 2020, http://m.drogcge.by/steps-issledovanie-v-rb
Regulation
- Tobacco Control Laws. HTP Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Belarus. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/belarus/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
Availability
- Tobacco Control Laws. HTP Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Belarus. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/belarus/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Regulations and restrictions
- Tobacco Control Laws. HTP Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Belarus. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/belarus/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
Publications
Current use prevalence of HTP according to the most recent survey in EECA
The use of heated tobacco products mostly follows the trends observed in vaping in the EECA region. Once again, Belarus (3%), Ukraine (3%) and Georgia (2.3%) show a moderate but noteworthy presence of these products and their use. Moldova deviates from this pattern, with HTP use at 2.6%, while current vaping prevalence stands at only 0.7%. Similar to the low vaping prevalence, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan exhibit low rates of HTP use.
