Data sourced:
2025.
Page updated:
2025-04-07
Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) are prohibited by law in Mauritius and are regulated as tobacco products. According to these regulations, it is illegal to import them for trade or personal use, as well as to sell, market, promote, or advertise them in any form. Their use is also prohibited in public places, workplaces, and on public transport.
Product promotion
References:
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=390. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
Regulation
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Banned | 1A |
| 2024 | Banned | 1B |
References:
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=390. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
- Anti-smoking Global Index. (2024). [Data set]. https://antismoking.global/
Yes
2
2024
No
2
2024
References:
- Anti-smoking Global Index. (2024). [Data set]. https://antismoking.global/
- Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/mauritius. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
Availability
No
1
2022
No
2
2023
No
3
2025
No
1
2022
No
4
2024
No
2
2023
No
1
2022
No
4
2024
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | No | 1A |
| 2024 | No | 1A |
References:
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
References:
- Government Gazette of Mauritius. Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2022. Available at: https://health.govmu.org/health/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Public-Health-Restrictions-on-Tobacco-Products-Regulations-2022.pdf. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=390. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
- Mauritius Trade. List of Prohibited Goods. Available at: https://www.mauritiustrade.mu/ressources/pdf/list-of-prohibited-goods.pdf. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/mauritius. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Regulations and restrictions
YES
1
2024
References:
- Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco Products. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/mauritius. Accessed: 17 March 2025.
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