Permitted

  • Heat-Not-Burn products are allowed in this country
  • Heat-Not-Burn products can be sold/purchased in this country
  • There may still be some regulations as to where you can use the devices (i.e. public spaces or designated areas)

Banned

  • Heat-Not-Burn products are not allowed in this country
  • Heat-Not-Burn products cannot legally be sold/purchased in this country
  • If caught using Heat-Not-Burn devices you may be penalized
  • A black market for Heat-Not-Burn devices may exist

Little to No Regulation

  • Some of these countries allow the use, purchase, and sale of Heat-Not-Burn products — some do not
  • Usually Heat-Not-Burn products are are difficult to procure in these countries
  • There may still be some regulations as to where you can use the devices (i.e. public spaces or designated areas)
  • If travelling or mailing to these countries please check the specific customs guidelines

 

ALPHABETICAL LIST:

In the list below we have put a * next to the status of some countries. In these countries Heat-Not-Burn users are more likely to encounter difficulties as a result of changing legislation, unclear legislation, or unreasonable regulations.

A

  • Afghanistan: Unknown
  • Albania: Permitted
  • Algeria: Little to No Regulation
  • Andorra: Permitted
  • Angola: Little to No Regulation
  • Antigua and Barbuda: Little to No Regulation
  • Argentina: No Regulation
  • Armenia: Permitted
  • Australia: Permitted
  • Austria: Little to No Regulation
  • Azerbaijan: Permitted

B

  • The Bahamas: Little to No Regulation
  • Bahrain: Permitted
  • Bangladesh: Little to No Regulation
  • Barbados: Little to No Regulation
  • Belarus: Permitted
  • Belgium: Little to No Regulation
  • Belize: Little to No Regulation
  • Benin: Little to No Regulation
  • Bhutan: Banned
  • Bolivia: Little to No Regulation
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Permitted
  • Botswana: Little to No Regulation
  • Brazil: Banned
  • Brunei: Banned
  • Bulgaria: Permitted
  • Burkina Faso: Little to No Regulation
  • Burundi: Little to No Regulation

C

  • Cambodia: Little to No Regulation
  • Cameroon: Little to No Regulation
  • Cape Verde: Little to No Regulation
  • Central African Republic: Little to No Regulation
  • Chad: Little to No Regulation
  • Chile: Little to No Regulation
  • China: Banned
  • Colombia: Permitted
  • Comoros: Little to No Regulation
  • Democratic Republic of the Congro: Little to No Regulation
  • Republic of the Congo: Little to No Regulation
  • Costa Rica: Little to No Regulation
  • Côte d’Ivoire: Little to No Regulation
  • Croatia: Permitted
  • Cuba: Little to No Regulation
  • Cyprus: Permitted
  • Czech Republic: Permitted

D

  • Denmark: Permitted
  • Djibouti: Little to No Regulation
  • Dominica: Little to No Regulation
  • Dominican Republic: Permitted

E

  • East Timor: Banned
  • Ecuador: Permitted
  • Egypt: Little to No Regulation
  • El Salvador: Little to No Regulation
  • Equatorial Guinea: Little to No Regulation
  • Eritrea: Little to No Regulation
  • Estonia: Permitted
  • Eswatini: Little to No Regulation
  • Ethiopia: Permitted

F

  • Fiji: Permitted
  • Finland: No Regulation
  • France: Permitted
  • French Guiana: Unknown

G

  • Gabon: Little to No Regulation
  • Gambia: Little to No Regulation
  • Georgia: Permitted
  • Germany: Permitted
  • Ghana: Little to No Regulation
  • Greece: Permitted
  • Greenland: Unknown
  • Grenada: Little to No Regulation
  • Guatemala: Permitted
  • Guinea: Little to No Regulation
  • Guinea-Bissau: Little to No Regulation
  • Guyana: Little to No Regulation

H

  • Haiti: Little to No Regulation
  • Honduras: Little to No Regulation
  • Hong Kong: Banned
  • Hungary: Permitted

I

  • Iceland: Little to No Regulation
  • India: Banned
  • Indonesia: Permitted
  • Iran: Banned
  • Iraq: Little to No Regulation
  • Ireland: Permitted
  • Israel: Permitted
  • Italy: Permitted

J

  • Jamaica: Regulation*
  • Japan: Permitted
  • Jordan: Little to No Regulation

K

  • Kazakhstan: Permitted
  • Kenya: Little to No Regulation
  • Kiribati: Little to No Regulation
  • North Korea: Unknown
  • South Korea: Permitted
  • Kosovo: Unknown
  • Kuwait: Permitted
  • Kyrgyzstan: Little to No Regulation

L

  • Laos: Unknown
  • Latvia: Permitted
  • Lebanon: Permitted
  • Lesotho: Little to No Regulation
  • Liberia: Little to No Regulation
  • Libya: Little to No Regulation
  • Liechtenstein: Unknown
  • Lithuania: Permitted
  • Luxembourg: Unknown

M

  • Madagascar: Little to No Regulation
  • Malawi: Little to No Regulation
  • Malaysia: Permitted
  • Maldives: Regulation*
  • Mali: Little to No Regulation
  • Malta: Banned
  • Marshall Islands: Little to No Regulation
  • Mauritania: Little to No Regulation
  • Mauritius: Little to No Regulation
  • Micronesia: Little to No Regulation
  • Moldova: Permitted
  • Monaco: Permitted
  • Mongolia: Little to No Regulation
  • Montenegro: Little to No Regulation
  • Morocco: Little to No Regulation
  • Mozambique: Little to No Regulation
  • Myanmar: Little to No Regulation

N

  • Namibia: Little to No Regulation
  • Nauru: Little to No Regulation
  • Nepal: Regulation*
  • Netherlands: Permitted
  • New Zealand: Permitted
  • Nicaragua: Little to No Regulation
  • Niger: Little to No Regulation
  • Nigeria: Little to No Regulation
  • North Macedonia: Permitted
  • Norway: Banned

O

  • Oman: Permitted

P

  • Pakistan: Little to No Regulation
  • Palau: Little to No Regulation
  • Palestine: Permitted
  • Panama: Banned
  • Papua New Guinea: Little to No Regulation
  • Paraguay: Little to No Regulation
  • Peru: Little to No Regulation
  • Philippines: No Regulation
  • Poland: Permitted
  • Portugal: Permitted
  • Puerto Rico: Banned

Q

  • Qatar: Permitted

R

  • Romania: Permitted
  • Russia: Permitted
  • Rwanda: Little to No Regulation

S

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis: Little to No Regulation
  • Saint Lucia: Little to No Regulation
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Little to No Regulation
  • Samoa: Little to No Regulation
  • San Marino: Little to No Regulation
  • Sao Tome and Principe: Little to No Regulation
  • Saudi Arabia: Permitted
  • Senegal: Regulation*
  • Serbia: Permitted
  • Seychelles: Regulation*
  • Sierra Leone: Little to No Regulation
  • Singapore: Banned
  • Slovakia: Permitted
  • Slovenia: Permitted
  • Solomon Islands: Little to No Regulation
  • Somalia: Little to No Regulation
  • South Africa: Permitted
  • Spain: Permitted
  • Sri Lanka: Little to No Regulation
  • Sudan: Little to No Regulation
  • South Sudan: Little to No Regulation
  • Suriname: Little to No Regulation
  • Sweden: Permitted
  • Switzerland: Permitted
  • Syria: Unknown

T

  • Taiwan: Banned
  • Tajikistan: Unknown
  • Tanzania: Little to No Regulation
  • Thailand: Banned
  • Togo: Little to No Regulation
  • Tonga: Little to No Regulation
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Little to No Regulation
  • Tunisia: Little to No Regulation
  • Turkey: Regulation*
  • Turkmenistan: Banned
  • Tuvalu: Little to No Regulation

U

  • Uganda: Little to No Regulation
  • Ukraine: Permitted
  • United Arab Emirates: Permitted
  • United Kingdom: Permitted
  • United States: Permitted*
  • Uruguay: Little to No Regulation
  • Uzbekistan: Little to No Regulation

V

  • Vanuatu: Little to No Regulation
  • Vatican City: Unknown
  • Venezuela: Little to No Regulation
  • Vietnam: Little to No Regulation

Y

  • Yemen: Little to No Regulation

Z

  • Zambia: Little to No Regulation
  • Zimbabwe: Little to No Regulation

What countries are you familiar with? What are their laws towards HnB? Let us know in the comments below so that we can keep this map up to date and informative.