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Cigarettes
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Uganda Flag
Cigarettes
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2025-04-07

Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) are regulated as tobacco products and are banned by law in Uganda.

Product promotion

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Uganda, Summary. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/uganda. Accessed: 18 March 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=577. Accessed: 18 March 2025.

Availability

No
1
2020
Yes
1
2020
No
2
2023
No
2
2023
No
2
2020
No
2
2023
No
2
2023
No
1
2020
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier No 1A
2020 No 1B
References:
  1. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
  2. Tobacco Control Laws. Uganda, Summary. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/uganda. Accessed: 18 March 2025.
References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Uganda, Summary. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/uganda. Accessed: 18 March 2025.
  2. Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=577. Accessed: 18 March 2025.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Uganda, Summary. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/uganda. Accessed: 18 March 2025.
  2. Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=577. Accessed: 18 March 2025.

Tax

References:
  1. PWC. Uganda Tax Summary. Available at: https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/uganda/corporate/other-taxes. Accessed: 18 March 2025.
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