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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
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E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Seychelles Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2025-06-19

In 2013, traditional smokeless tobacco usage in Seychelles was very low, with an estimated 215 adult users, corresponding to about 0.3% of the adult population. Prevalence by gender was similarly low: 0.4% among women and 0.3% among men, while daily use was 0.2% overall, with 0.3% of women and 0.2% of men using smokeless tobacco every day. From a regulatory perspective, traditional smokeless tobacco is allowed in Seychelles and is regulated as a tobacco product. Its sale and use are legal. However, packaging must carry health warnings, in line with national standards. Also, there is a minimum sales age of 18, ensuring age-based access control. The country also enforces a ban on all forms of advertising of smokeless tobacco products.

Prevalence

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-syc.pdf?sfvrsn=cd6fa311_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
Comments:
  1. Adults survey: The Seychelles Heart Study IV, 2013; National, ages 25-64

Product promotion

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-syc.pdf?sfvrsn=cd6fa311_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Seychelles. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/seychelles/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 27 May 2025.
  2. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-syc.pdf?sfvrsn=cd6fa311_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Seychelles. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/seychelles/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 27 May 2025.
  2. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-syc.pdf?sfvrsn=cd6fa311_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-syc.pdf?sfvrsn=cd6fa311_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
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