Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine

Tobacco free oral nicotine remained insignificant at the end of the review period, with these products lacking a significant distribution presence in the country. Sales are not expected to emerge in the forecast period.

Nicotine pouches remained illegal in Canada in 2020. However, from the end of 2019/early 2020, sales of nicotine pouches have been made by local consumers, mainly via e-commerce and overseas, mostly in the UK and the US. Health Canada finally decided…

Despite the development of tobacco free oral nicotine in other countries, there is an absence of product awareness in Spain in addition to the presence of relevant players, resulting in a negligible market and with that, no clear legislation relating…

BAT Hrvatska doo launched its tobacco free oral nicotine (nicotine pouches) brand, Velo, in 2020. Although 2020 was not a particularly good year to introduce a new tobacco product due to consumers staying home much of the year thanks the COVID-19…

Despite the development and penetration of tobacco free oral nicotine in other countries, the category is practically non-existent in Greece, due to the lack of product awareness and relevant players. The potential for the emergence of the category…

Tobacco free oral nicotine only appeared in Belarus in 2019, meaning data is currently negligible for the product area. However, British American Tobacco has launched Velo brand that is the only official nicotine pouches brand available in the…

As a nascent category in Austria, nicotine pouches were not significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with growth in 2020 driven by new product launches and advertising. The distribution of products in this category became significantly wider…

Tobacco free oral nicotine is currently unavailable in Cameroon and is not expected to emerge over the forecast period.

There was no data available to support the presence of tobacco free oral nicotine in Nigeria such as nicotine pouches at the end of the review period, nor is there any suggestion that this category will emerge in the country over the forecast…

Tobacco free oral nicotine in the form of nicotine pouches only emerged in Romania in 2020, and therefore the niche category recorded only low volume sales compared to overall tobacco. Extremely low awareness amongst local consumers and availability…

Sales of tobacco free oral nicotine in Pakistan were negligible in 2020, and therefore no official data is available. Nevertheless, 2020 saw British American Tobacco, through its local representative Pakistan Tobacco Co Ltd, launch Velo, its…

Amendments to the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on People's Health and the Healthcare System in 2020 prohibited the importation, production, sale and distribution of smokeless tobacco and goods that imitate tobacco products. These legislative…

Sales of tobacco free oral nicotine are not notable in Uruguay due to limited consumer knowledge. As availability also remains limited, this category is unlikely to gain traction during the forecast period.

Tobacco free oral nicotine pouches are found within the South African market, although they are strictly limited to specialist tobacco shops. The scale of usage remains very low; thus, you will not find these products in local corner stores,…

Tobacco free oral nicotine is banned in Singapore. Under the Control of Sale of Tobacco Products in Singapore law, sales, usage and promotion of tobacco alternative products such as tobacco free oral nicotine are prohibited. Anyone found guilty of…

Tobacco free oral nicotine is no longer present in New Zealand having been banned as part of the government’s Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020.

Tobacco free oral nicotine has not year appeared in North Macedonia as of 2020. This is not surprising as the market is very small with in comparison to other EU countries. Even heated tobacco that have been present in the region for two years have…

Tobacco free oral nicotine had a negligible presence in Thailand as of early 2021, with NRT gum being more popular (NRT gum is covered under consumer health and not tobacco in Euromonitor data and research).

Sales of tobacco free oral nicotine remained negligible in Costa Rica in 2020 since consumer knowledge on tobacco free oral nicotine remained limited. Furthermore, no players launched tobacco free oral nicotine products in the country in the review…

There is no evidence of this product being available in 2020. However, given the more significant development in the Austrian market, it is likely that products such as Lyft and Velo, make their appearance in the Swiss market through e-commerce. In…