E-cigarettes
The devices themselves. Several markets regulate the device separately from the liquid, and at least one permits one subtype while banning the other.
verified 10.07.2026 · 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.
Governed by the tobacco act. Products classed as particularly hazardous by nicotine concentration need a permit from the county administrative board.
Lag (2018:2088)
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
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Base law
The act the category is governed by in this market.
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Lag (2018:2088) om tobak och liknande produkter
Lag (2018:2088) riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
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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.
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Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD2), art. 20 — transposed
Directive 2014/40/EU, art. 20 riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
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Competent authority
Who regulates, who supervises, and who receives the filing.
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Folkhälsomyndigheten; the municipality; the county administrative board for high-concentration products
folkhalsomyndigheten.se verified 10.07.2026
Composition and limits
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Container volume
Ceilings on refill container and tank or cartridge volume.
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Refill container 10 ml; disposable tank 2 ml maximum
§ 9 Förordning (2019:223) riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
Notification
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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.
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EU-CEG
folkhalsomyndigheten.se verified 10.07.2026
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Lead time
How far ahead of market entry the notification must be filed.
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6 months before market entry
2 kap. 7 § LTLP riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
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Notification fee
What the filing costs, per what unit. Charged in several markets and free in others.
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2400 SEK per brand and type
folkhalsomyndigheten.se verified 10.07.2026
Sales
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Minimum age
The age below which sale is prohibited.
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18 years
LTLP riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
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Retail permit or notification
What a retailer must file, and with whom, before selling.
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Notification to the municipality together with a self-monitoring programme; products classed as particularly hazardous need a permit from the county administrative board
The particularly hazardous regime, carrying the skull pictogram, has applied since 01.07.2022.
LTLP 5 kap. riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
Excise and chemicals
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Advertising
What promotion is permitted, if any.
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Commercial communications prohibited in the media, in information society services and on television and radio; sponsorship prohibited
LTLP 4 kap. riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
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Chemicals legislation
REACH, CLP, safety data sheets and poison-centre notification, which apply in parallel to the product regime.
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REACH and CLP apply; supervised by KemI
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
Commonly misreported
What the internet gets wrong.
Sweden banned flavoured e-liquids in 2022.
what the source saysThe opposite happened. The prohibition was in the government's bill and the Riksdag voted it down on 21 June 2022 while passing the rest of the bill. Flavours are not restricted in Sweden. A proposal that was defeated is easy to mistake for one that passed, because the coverage of the bill and the coverage of the vote read almost the same.
Bet. 2021/22:SoU31 riksdagen.se
Not in force
What is coming for this category.
None of this is law today.
Prohibition on non-tobacco flavours in e-liquids
Proposed and voted down. It is not coming into force.
Government bill prop. 2021/22:200 proposed prohibiting additives giving a clearly perceptible smell or taste other than tobacco, in nicotine-containing and nicotine-free liquids alike. On 21 June 2022 the Riksdag passed the other measures in the bill and voted this one down. Flavours are therefore not restricted in Sweden, which is the opposite of the position in Czechia. The subject remains politically live and is revisited in SOU 2024:23.
Bet. 2021/22:SoU31 riksdagen.se
SOU 2024:23 — inquiry into nicotine, alcohol and nitrous oxide among young people
A draft. It is not law and does not bind anyone.
SOU 2024:23 was presented on 25 March 2024. It proposed a 12 mg/g nicotine ceiling for tobacco snus and nicotine pouches, a criminal ban on buying nicotine products for under-18s, and a nicotine-free school day. Only the nitrous oxide part has been enacted, as lag (2025:621) om lustgas. In July 2026 the minister said the nicotine proposals were still being prepared in the Government Offices, and none of them is law.
SOU 2024:23 (betänkande, ej lag) regeringen.se
Open questions
What we have not closed yet.
| Priority | Question | Where to look |
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| Critical |
Status of the e-liquid flavour prohibition, rejected in 2022 and still politically live. blocks: flavour-restriction |
Riksdagen bill tracker · SOU 2024:23 · Government position |
| Low |
All section references to be checked against the consolidated versions. |
riksdagen.se · lagen.nu · svenskforfattningssamling.se |
verified 10.07.2026 · TPD Pro regulatory desk