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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Profile
Ukraine Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2026-06-17

In Ukraine you can legally purchase using HTP devices. In Ukraine HTP are available without prescription. In Ukraine you don't need a prescription to purchase HTP. Adult using HTP prevalence is 3%. HTP is allowed. HTP is legal to market.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. National survey. https://center-life.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FACT_SHEET_FINAL_VZHYVANNYA_TYUTYUNOVYKH_TA_NIKOTYNOVYKH_VYROBIV_V_UKRAI-NI-1.pdf 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. National survey. https://center-life.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FACT_SHEET_FINAL_VZHYVANNYA_TYUTYUNOVYKH_TA_NIKOTYNOVYKH_VYROBIV_V_UKRAI-NI-1.pdf
Comments:
  1. Cohort 18+ World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. Cohort 18+

Product promotion

Regulation

Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier no specific law 1A
2017 Allowed 1B
References:
  1. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier Yes 1A
2017 Yes 1B
References:
  1. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.

Availability

References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
  2. 1. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system; 2. BAT Harm Reduction Report 2018. Available at: https://www.bat.com/group/sites/uk__9d9kcy.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DO9DCL3P
Comments:
  1. 1. IQOS; 2. glo

Regulations and restrictions

Yes: 18 years
1
2005
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 NO 2A
2021 YES 2B
No
3
2017
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier YES
2017 YES 3A
References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
NO
3
2017
References:
  1. Law of Ukraine No. 2899-IV on Measures to Prevent and Reduce the Consumption of Tobacco Products and their Harmful Influence on the Population’s Health, September 22, 2005 (as amended June 11, 2009 and Jan. 21, 2010)
  2. https://tobaccoreporter.com/2021/08/02/ukrainian-lawmakers-crack-down-on-vaping/
  3. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
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