Nicotine pouches

Oral, tobacco-free products containing synthetic or natural nicotine, presented as portioned sachets, powder, particles or paste.

Banned Tobacco law

verified 23.10.2026 · TPD Pro regulatory desk

Not every value on this page is confirmed.

Fields carrying a Draft marker come from a measure that is not in force. Fields carrying Needs check have not yet been verified at source. Both are marked individually next to the value, and the open questions are listed at the foot of this page.

Position

Where this stands, in words.

Banned Explicitly prohibited by an act.

Prohibited outright. Article 2 of the royal decree of 14 March 2023 prohibits placing nicotine pouches and cannabinoid pouches on the market. In force from 1 July 2023, and from 1 October 2023 for retailers, who had a transitional period to sell down stock. This is a prohibition on placing on the market, not a notification regime: there is nothing to file.

Commercial sale Banned

AR 14.03.2023, art. 2

Online sale Banned

AR 14.03.2023, art. 2

Import Banned

Import, manufacture, wholesale, retail and online sale are all closed off by the prohibition on placing on the market.

AR 14.03.2023, art. 2

Requirements

Every parameter, with its source.

A field with no source is not shown at all — not shown with a caveat, not shown. Anything missing from this table is missing because it has not been verified, not because it does not apply.

Legal basis

Base law The act the category is governed by in this market.: Arrêté royal du 14 mars 2023 relatif à l'interdiction de mise sur le marché de certains produits similaires

Since December 2021 pouches have been treated in Belgian law as products similar to tobacco, on the basis that their form and effect resemble snus, which has been prohibited in the EU outside Sweden since 1992.

AR 14.03.2023 etaamb.openjustice.be verified 10.07.2026
EU-level regulation Whether and how the category is covered by EU law. A category outside EU law is regulated market by market, with no common floor.: Not covered by EU law

There is no EU instrument for this category, so the position is set market by market with no common floor.

etaamb.openjustice.be verified 10.07.2026
Competent authority Who regulates, who supervises, and who receives the filing.: SPF Santé publique

health.belgium.be verified 10.07.2026

Notification

Notification channel Where the filing goes. Not an assumption: some markets take these products outside EU-CEG entirely, and some have no channel at all.: Not applicable — the product is prohibited

There is no filing that makes this product marketable. An attempt to place it on the market leads to the negative list and to sanctions.

AR 14.03.2023, art. 2 etaamb.openjustice.be verified 10.07.2026
Registry and status check Where a product's approval status can be confirmed.: Smoking Info — negative list

health.belgium.be verified 10.07.2026

Excise and chemicals

Advertising What promotion is permitted, if any.: Prohibited

health.belgium.be verified 10.07.2026

Commonly misreported

What the internet gets wrong.

widely reported

Nicotine pouches can be sold in Belgium once they are notified through EU-CEG.

what the source says

There is no filing that makes them marketable. The royal decree of 14 March 2023 prohibits placing them on the market outright, so the notification regime does not apply to the category at all. Attempting to place them on the market leads to the negative list and to sanctions.

AR 14.03.2023, art. 2 etaamb.openjustice.be

Open questions

What we have not closed yet.

Open verification questions
Priority	Question	Where to look
Low	Revision of the TPD at EU level (TPD3) and its effect on nicotine products; a draft is expected towards the end of 2026.	ec.europa.eu · health.belgium.be

verified 23.10.2026 · TPD Pro regulatory desk