Requirements on cigarettes

Cigarettes intended for consumers on the Swedish market must comply with the rules in the Act on Tobacco and Similar Products and other relevant legislation. For example the Act on Tobacco Tax.

Requirements in the Act on Tobacco and Similar Products

Requirement in other legislation

In Sweden, there are requirements in other legislation than the Act on Tobacco and Similar Products that applies to cigarettes.

  • Act on Tobacco Tax. If you have questions about excise duty on tobacco that must be paid on tobacco goods manufactured in, imported into, or received in Sweden – either from another EU country or from a country outside the EU, please contact the Swedish Tax Agency.

Act (2022:155) on Tobacco Tax (riksdagen.se) (in Swedish)

Excise duty on tobacco (skatteverket.se)

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