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Cigarettes
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HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
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Data sourced: 2024.   Page updated: 2025-04-08

Thailand bans Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) by law. Under these regulations, it is illegal to import the product for both trade and personal use, as well as to sell, advertise, and promote these products. However, the use of HTPs in public places remains uncertain.

Product promotion

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco, Thailand. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/thailand/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 19 March 2025.

Regulation

Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier Banned 1A
2017 or earlier Banned 1B
2024 Banned 1C
References:
  1. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
  2. Personal communication with Philip Morris International
  3. Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco, Thailand. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/thailand/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 19 March 2025.
References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco, Thailand. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/thailand/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 19 March 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco, Thailand. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/thailand/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 19 March 2025.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Heated Tobacco, Thailand. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/thailand/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 19 March 2025.
Comments:
  1. Uncertain.
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