Smoking, vaping, HTP, NRT and snus in Venezuela

Country profile

Data sourced: 2024. Page updated: 2024-12-23

Smoking in Venezuela

14,085

Deaths

14085 people in Venezuela die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.

Details & datasheet on smoking in Venezuela

Nicotine Vaping Devices

in Venezuela

Available information on the legality of sales of e-cigarettes in Venezuela is ambiguous. Sources report that to be imported, e-cigarettes need to be categorised as either tobacco, medicinal or consumer products. If categorised as tobacco or as a derivative product, e-cigarettes are regulated by the Tobacco Control Laws. As such they cannot be sold to minors, advertised and promoted, or used in enclosed public spaces or on transport. However, if e-cigarettes are categorised as a consumer or medicinal product, they have to have been extensively clinically trialled before being sold, distributed or used. As none have been approved so far, sales are illegal and an alert to this effect has been issued by the Venezuelan Ministry of Health. It is not clear from our sources if this means all sales are illegal, or just those where e-cigarettes are categorised as consumer/medicinal products. The sale of E-cigarettes is banned.

Details & datasheet on vaping in Venezuela

Heated Tobacco Products

in Venezuela

You can't advertise HTP in Venezuela.

Details & datasheet on HTP in Venezuela

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

in Venezuela

NRT are available in Pharmacy.

Details & datasheet on NRT in Venezuela

Snus

in Venezuela

Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.

Details & datasheet on snus in Venezuela

Pouches

in Venezuela

Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper

Details & datasheet on pouches in Venezuela

Top Stories from Venezuela

August 07, 2023 by apnews.com

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Gobierno venezolano prohíbe el uso y comercialización de cigarrillos electrónicos

Las autoridades de salud de Venezuela anunciaron el jueves que resolvieron prohibir la utilización, fabricación e importación de cigarrillos electrónicos, sin excepciones. A partir de su publicación en la Gaceta Oficial, fechada el miércoles, “se prohíbe la fabricación, almacenamiento, distribución, circulación, comercialización, importación, exportación, uso, consumo, publicidad, promoción y patrocinio” de los cigarrillos electrónicos, indicó el Ministerio en un …

Regions: South America Venezuela

Venezuela Bans Vapes on Maduro's Order

August 07, 2023 by vaping360.com

The GSTHR database is updated regularly by our team. However, please be aware that the information we provide does not constitute legal advice. We cannot guarantee that the information is up to date or accurate, as the regulatory status of different product categories can change at short notice and with little publicity. If you wish to check the legal status of use or possession of any safer nicotine product in a specific country or region, you should verify the information independently. If you have reason to think that the information supplied on the GSTHR is inaccurate, please contact us with details and any references and we will rectify any errors.

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