En Pakistán, los productos de tabaco calentado (HTPs) están permitidos legalmente. Según las regulaciones vigentes, los HTPs se consideran productos de tabaco y es legal venderlos, utilizarlos, comprarlos en línea y comercializarlos. Se permiten todos los sabores y no existe un impuesto especial de consumo. Sin embargo, todavía existen algunas restricciones: está prohibida la publicidad de estos productos, los fabricantes deben incluir advertencias sanitarias en los empaques y evitar hacer afirmaciones sobre beneficios para la salud, además de que la concentración de nicotina está limitada a 20 mg/ml. Asimismo, se establece una edad mínima de 18 años para adquirirlos y no está permitido su uso en lugares públicos. En general, Pakistán mantiene una postura relativamente favorable hacia los HTPs.
Promoción de productos
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Product. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/resources/advertisements-promotions-and-display-tobacco-products-points-sale-pakistan. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
Regulación
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | sin legislación específica | 1A |
| 2023 | Permitidos | 1B |
| 2024 | Permitidos | 1C |
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
- Ministry Of National Health Services, Regulations And Coordination http://www.ctcpak.org/docs/Notifications/14079(22)%20Ex%20Gaz-II%20(NHS).pdf
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Product. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Product. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/resources/advertisements-promotions-and-display-tobacco-products-points-sale-pakistan. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
Disponibilidad
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | No | 2A |
| 2023 | No | 2B |
| 2023 | Sí | 2C |
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/resources/advertisements-promotions-and-display-tobacco-products-points-sale-pakistan. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- Ministry Of National Health Services, Regulations And Coordination http://www.ctcpak.org/docs/Notifications/14079(22)%20Ex%20Gaz-II%20(NHS).pdf
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Product. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- Ministry Of National Health Services, Regulations And Coordination http://www.ctcpak.org/docs/Notifications/14079(22)%20Ex%20Gaz-II%20(NHS).pdf
Regulaciones y restricciones
- Ministry of National Health Services. Accessed: March 2025. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Pakistan/Pakistan-SRO-I2022-native.pdf
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/resources/advertisements-promotions-and-display-tobacco-products-points-sale-pakistan. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- Anti Smoking Global Index. Heated Tobacco Product. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- All flavours are allowed.
Impuesto
- Global Action to End Smoking. State of Smoking and Health in Pakistan. Available at: https://globalactiontoendsmoking.org/research/tobacco-around-the-world/pakistan/. . Accessed: 2 March 2025.
- There is not excise tax.