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Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2025-04-04

Botswana does not have specific laws regarding Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs). However, under general tobacco product regulations, it is illegal to sell, import, market, advertise any forms of tobacco products and use them in public places. The minimum age for tobacco product sale is 21 years.

Product promotion

References:
  1. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. Global Tobacco Control, 2023. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=443. Accessed: 13 March 2025
  2. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
  2. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Comments:
  1. People can use but should take into account certain restrictions.
  2. An official licence is required to sell a tobacco product.
  3. An official licence is required to import a tobacco product for trade.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
  2. World Health Organization. Botswana adopts a comprehensive tobacco control law. Available at: https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/implementation-database/news/botswana-adopts-comprehensive-tobacco-control-law. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
  3. World Health Organization, 2021. Botswana adopts a comprehensive tobacco control law. Available at: https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/implementation-database/news/botswana-adopts-comprehensive-tobacco-control-law. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
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