Regulatory Framework

Last updated: April 30, 2026

For these Main Policies, has the government taken specific action to regulate heated tobacco products?

Yes
Analysis

The sale of HTPs is banned under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019, which bans the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, and distribution of electronic cigarettes, which, by definition, includes HTPs.