What applies to wholesalers and distributors
Wholesalers and distributors are responsible for securing that all unit packs of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco have the correct labelling, including traceability marking and security features.
If you are engaged in wholesale trade in tobacco products (cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco) or engaged in the trade in tobacco products (distributor) without selling to consumers, you may only sell tobacco products with traceability and security features to the retail trade. If these markings are missing, the product may not be sold.
Application of aggregated unique identifiers
As a wholesaler or a distributor, you are responsible for putting a unique identifier on the aggregated units you create. The aggregated unique identifier shall be applied to the aggregated package with a data carrier with an optical machine-readable code and also a human readable code.
More information on ordering unique identifiers and the traceability system
Data carrier
The optically readable code on the aggregated package shall be in one of the three approved formats in Article 21.5 of Implementing Regulation 2018/574.
In order to distinguish the data carrier for traceability from other data carriers which may be present on aggregated packages, TTT may be added to the marking next to the data carrier.
Human readable code
You are responsible for ensuring that each data carrier also contains a code that can be read by humans and that makes it possible to search for the unique identifier in the database. If the dimensions of the packaging permit, the human readable code shall be next to the optical data carrier with the unique identifier.
Regulations
The regulations on which the information is based, can be found in the following links:
Chapter 3 Sections 7-11 Act (2018:2088) on tobacco and similar products (riksdagen.se) (in Swedish)
Chapter 3 Sections 3-8 Regulation 2019:223 On tobacco and similar products (riksdagen.se) (in Swedish)
As an actor who deals in tobacco, you always have an obligation to know what applies by law. The information on this website is intended solely to help you, and does not replace what is written in the law. There may also be other laws or regulations from other authorities that you must be aware of. The Public Health Agency continuously updates the content, but we cannot guarantee that the information on the page is always completely up to date.
