Profile
Saudi Arabia Flag
Cigarettes
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Saudi Arabia Background
Profile
Saudi Arabia Flag
Cigarettes
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2024.   Page updated: 2025-04-25

Saudi Arabia has a favourable regulatory status for nicotine pouches, permitting their sale, purchase, and use. There are no restrictions on the range of flavours. However, some restrictions apply, including a requirement for health warnings on packaging and a ban on health claims. The excise tax on nicotine pouches is more than 50%—or its equivalent—of the tax levied on conventional cigarettes.

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: 9 April 2025.
References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 9 April 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 9 April 2025.
Comments:
  1. Information is not available or lack of reliable sources.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 9 April 2025.
Comments:
  1. There are no restrictions on flavour range.

Tax

Greater than 50%, or equivalent, of those levied on cigarettes
1
2024
References:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 9 April 2025.
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