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Retailers, operators of first retail outlets, who sell tobacco products to consumers, are responsible for having economic operator identifier codes and facility identifier codes for their facilities, and that the information provided is correct and up-to-date.

Unit packets of tobacco products must carry a traceability marking and a tamper proof security feature. This applies for all tobacco products, produced in or imported to the European Union, from May 20th 2024.

To be able to check whether a tobacco product is authentic or not, the unit packet must carry a tamper proof security feature, with visible and invisible elements. Cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco supplied to consumers in Sweden must have a safety feature with at least five authentication elements.

Unit packets of tobacco products that are provided to consumers on the Swedish market must carry a security feature consisting of at least five authentication elements details. The security features used on the Swedish market are presented on this page.

On this page you will find a list of tobacco free nicotine products that consumers are expected to find on the Swedish market. Information about the products that constitute trade secrets will not be made public.

This report is a compilation of existing knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products in terms of the extent of their use, the health risks and the social costs.

We provide information on how e-cigarettes and refill containers, herbal products for smoking, tobacco products and tobacco free nicotine products are regulated in Sweden. This information applies to manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers of these products.

Tobacco manufacturers and importers are responsible for marking the products with the traceability marking and the security features. This has to be correctly done to secure that the markings are tamperproof.

Wholesalers and distributors of tobacco products may only sell tobacco products with traceability markings and security feature to other economic operators and operators at first retail outlets. To register events more efficient and easy, aggregated unique identifiers can be created.

Retailers of tobacco products are responsible for securing that all unit packets of tobacco have the correct labelling, for cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco this includes traceability marking and security features.