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Cigarettes
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E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Indonesia Flag
Cigarettes
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2024.   Page updated: 2025-04-28

In Indonesia, nicotine pouches are legally allowed, including their sale, online purchase, and use. There are no restrictions on the range of their flavors. However, some restrictions still apply: health claims are not permitted, and nicotine content is restricted to less than 16.6 mg per pouch. The excise tax rate ranges between 10% and 50% of those levied on cigarettes.

Product promotion

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 11 April 2025.

Regulation

Year Value Reference/Comment
2022 Allowed 1A
2024 Allowed 1B
References:
  1. Country Fact Sheets. (2022, April). Tobacco Transformation Index. https://tobaccotransformationindex.org/country-comparison/
  2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 11 April 2025.
References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 11 April 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 11 April 2025.
Comments:
  1. Own analysis based on Euromonitor International`s Passport database.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 11 April 2025.
Comments:
  1. All flavours are allowed.

Tax

Between 10% and 50% of excise tax levied on cigarettes
1
2024
References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 11 April 2025.
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