Trade in tobacco free nicotine products

You must register your sales and exercise self-monitoring to sell tobacco free nicotine products to consumers in Sweden. Who you register with depends on your business. It could be the municipality or us.

Important rules to remember

• You must notify the sale before you start selling products on the Swedish market.
• Only people who have reached the age of 18 are allowed to buy the products.
• You are only allowed to sell products that comply with the legislation.
• The products must be notified and comply with the annual reporting, see List of tobacco free nicotine products (tfn.folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
• Packaging must have correct health warnings, a content declaration and must not have any prohibited labelling.
• You must have a system for collecting information about the products harmful effects.

Where do you notify your sale?

It is important to know where to notify your sale. Here’s what applies:

• Retailers with a physical point of sale who have their registered office or place of business in Sweden must apply for a permit in the municipality where the physical point of sale is located. The notification requirement also applies to duty-free shops that sell tobacco-free nicotine products. This applies to all duty-free shops located on Swedish territory, for example at Swedish airports.
• Retailers who do not have a physical point of sale but have their registered office or place of business in Sweden must apply for a permit in the municipality where the company has its registered office.
• Retailers who do not have a physical point of sale or a registered office in Sweden must apply for a permit in the municipality where the company has a permanent place of business.

Please note that even if you only sell tobacco free nicotine products to consumers in a country other than Sweden, the sale must be reported to the municipality.

Do you need more information about how to notify your sales with the municipality? Contact the municipality where you need to make your notification.

If you do not have a registered office or a permanent place of business in Sweden, you must register your sales with us.

Notify sales of tobacco free nicotine products

Conduct self-monitoring and establish a self-monitoring programme

As a retailer, you must conduct self-monitoring of the sale and handling of tobacco free nicotine products. You must also have a self-monitoring programme that is tailored to your business. When you notify your sale, the programme should be included. Remember to notify any changes you make to the programme.

Age limit and age verification for sales

You may only sell tobacco free nicotine products to individuals who have reached the age of 18. As a seller, you are required to verify the buyer’s age, for example, by asking for identification. Age verification applies to all types of sales, including vending machines and online sales.

If you suspect that the product will be passed on to someone under the age of 18, you must not go through with the sale.

Information about the age limit is required

In stores and on websites, there must be a clear and visible notice stating that it is prohibited to sell tobacco free nicotine products to anyone under the age of 18.

Stickers for 18+ age limit for order (in Swedish)

System for collecting information on harmful effects

As a retailer of tobacco free products, you have to keep a record of information about suspected harmful effects that your products have on human health. You must be able to provide this information to us upon request.

Requirement to take corrective actions

As retailer of tobacco free nicotine products, you must act immediately if a product is not safe, not of good quality or not in conformity with the Act of Tobacco Free Nicotine Products. This means taking corrective actions and reporting this to us.

Notify deficiencies in tobacco free nicotine products