Travelling with snus and nicotine pouches: rules in 31 countries
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Rules change. Always check with the country's customs before you travel.
Here is what customs and other authorities in 31 countries say about bringing snus and nicotine pouches. We only write what an authority stands behind, and each country has a link to the source. Where an authority does not mention snus or pouches, we say so.
The strictest countries
Singapore: Snus may neither be brought in nor used, not even in transit. The Swedish embassy counts snus substitutes and nicotine-free snus as covered by the ban. Offences can lead to heavy fines or prison.
Australia: Since 24 July 2026, nicotine pouches may not be brought in, not even with a doctor's prescription. Smokeless tobacco may not be sold, and the duty-free tobacco amount is 25 g.
France: Nicotine pouches have been banned since 1 April 2026, including possessing and using them. Brown snus for personal use is allowed according to the Swedish embassy.
Norway: Nicotine pouches without tobacco may not be brought in.
The authority does not mention pouches. E-cigarettes are banned.
Country by country: EU countries
For the EU countries, the amounts "from a country outside the EU" apply only when you arrive there from a country outside the EU. If you travel from Sweden to another EU country, the EU's rules for travel within the EU apply; see the EU's rules.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Spain?
Spain's tax agency, Agencia Tributaria, does not mention snus in its rules for travellers. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g of smoking tobacco duty-free, from age 17.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
In 2024 the Ministry of Health proposed at most 0.99 mg nicotine per pouch. The proposal has not been adopted. On 21 July 2026 the government sent a new tobacco bill to parliament, under which pouches may only be sold in specialist shops. The bill has not been passed.
Greece's tax authority, AADE, does not mention snus. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g of tobacco if you arrive by air, and 40 cigarettes or 50 g if you arrive by sea or over land, from age 17.
Nicotine pouches: from a country outside the EU you may bring 200 pouches (10 cans of 20 pouches) for personal use. This is one of several options: you bring the pouches instead of e-liquid or heated tobacco.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Italy's customs and monopolies agency, ADM, does not mention snus in its brochure for travellers, which dates from June 2019. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g of smoking tobacco duty-free.
ADM does not mention nicotine pouches in the brochure.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Portugal?
Portugal's tax and customs authority, AT, does not mention snus in its guide for travellers. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g of smoking tobacco duty-free, from age 17.
Since 1 January 2026, nicotine pouches with at most 12 mg nicotine are taxed as tobacco. The guide for travellers does not mention pouches.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Nicotine pouches have been banned in France since 1 April 2026, also for personal use. The ban covers import, transport, possession, purchase and use. Medicines and medical devices are exempt.
The ban covers products for oral use that consist wholly or partly of nicotine. The decree explicitly exempts only chewing tobacco.
The Swedish embassy in France and France.fr, France's official tourism site, say that brown snus with tobacco may be brought for personal use. France.fr gives 1 kg as a guideline. This is not in the decree, and French customs do not mention snus.
On 22 December 2025 the highest administrative court, the Conseil d'État, suspended the ban on manufacture, production and export pending a ruling on the merits. The rest of the ban applies.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Croatian customs do not mention snus. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g if you arrive by air, and 40 cigarettes or 50 g if you arrive by car, train or boat. For novel tobacco products the limit is 50 g. All from the age of 17.
Customs do not mention nicotine pouches.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Cypriot customs do not mention snus. The customs page gives 200 cigarettes or 250 g of smoking tobacco, from age 17. The page was last updated in 2020.
Customs do not mention nicotine pouches.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Malta's tax and customs authority, MTCA, does not mention snus. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g of tobacco, from age 17. Within the EU the guide level is 800 cigarettes or 1 kg.
MTCA does not mention nicotine pouches.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
German authorities do not mention snus in the rules for travellers. The guide levels for travel within the EU are 800 cigarettes or 1 kg of smoking tobacco.
Nicotine pouches may not be sold in Germany. They count as food, and nicotine is not approved in food; courts have held this since 2021.
The authorities do not say whether you may bring nicotine pouches for personal use.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to the Netherlands?
The Netherlands' government page for travellers does not mention snus. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes tax-free.
The government writes that there is a total ban on nicotine pouches ("totaalverbod op nicotinezakjes", page updated in May 2026). It does not say whether you may bring pouches for personal use.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Poland has lower duty-free allowances at land and sea borders for travellers arriving from a country outside the EU: 40 cigarettes or 50 g. None of the Polish authority sources mentions snus.
Nicotine pouches are legal and regulated. Under Polish law they may not be sold to people under 18, from vending machines or through distance selling.
A bill from March 2026 allows only tobacco flavour in pouches. The bill has not been passed.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Austria's government portal does not mention snus. Within the EU the guide level is 800 cigarettes or 1 kg. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g, from age 17.
Nicotine pouches are legal. Since 1 April 2026 they are sold only in tobacco shops (Trafik) and are taxed, according to the Ministry of Finance. Customs do not mention pouches.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
Danish authorities do not mention snus in the customs rules. Within the EU: 800 cigarettes or 1 kg of smoking tobacco, from age 18. From a country outside the EU: 200 cigarettes or 250 g, from age 17.
The customs rules do not mention nicotine pouches. Since 1 July 2025 a pouch may contain at most 9.0 mg nicotine. The rule applies to what is sold; it says nothing about what travellers may bring.
Snus may not be sold there, as in the whole EU except Sweden.
You may bring at most 1 kg of snus per calendar day. The limit covers snus, nasal snuff and chewing tobacco together, and only for personal use: not for your family and not as a gift. You must be 18.
Nicotine pouches: at most 1 kg if the pouches have no warning in Finnish and Swedish. You must be 18. Customs set no limit on flavour or nicotine content at import.
If you arrive from a country outside the EEA other than by air, you may not bring snus or pouches at all in two cases: you live in Finland and the trip lasted at most 24 hours, or you live outside the EEA and stay in Finland for at most 3 days.
From a country outside the EU the value limit of €430 by air or sea, otherwise €300, also applies. Snus and pouches may not be ordered online.
The Finnish Tobacco Act is changing in steps during 2025 and 2026, so the limits may change.
From an EU country you may as a rule bring at most 10 packs of snus of at most 50 g each. From a country outside the EU: 1 pack of at most 50 g. You must be 18.
Tobacco-free pouches count as solid tobacco substitutes (tobacco-free snus): 360 g from an EU country and 120 g from a country outside the EU.
If you arrive over land from a country outside the EU, the amounts apply only to the first two entries per calendar month. By air, train or boat they apply every time.
Trading in snus is banned in Estonia. Tobacco from Russia may not be brought in.
Snus may not be brought into Iceland. Island.is lists "oral tobacco (snus)" among prohibited goods, and the tax authority Skatturinn lists moist snuff for oral use, including portion snus.
Nicotine pouches are allowed from age 18. 20 units of nicotine products may be brought in without a fee; Iceland does not say what a unit is. More than that may be brought in against a fee.
Tobacco may not be ordered for delivery to Iceland.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to the United Kingdom?
British authorities do not mention snus in the customs rules. Duty-free: 200 cigarettes or 250 g of tobacco. Under 17 there is no duty-free allowance.
Snus may not be sold in the United Kingdom. That ban is not new: it was in the 2016 regulations (regulation 17). From 29 October 2026 it is in the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, which also bans having snus with intent to supply it to others.
Nicotine pouches are legal. From 29 October 2026 it is illegal to sell nicotine products to people under 18.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Switzerland?
Swiss customs, BAZG, do not mention snus. For other tobacco products, including tobacco substitutes, the limit is 250 g per person per day, from age 17.
BAZG does not mention nicotine pouches.
Since 1 October 2024 tobacco products may not be sold to people under 18.
Turkey's Ministry of Trade, which is responsible for customs, does not mention snus. Duty-free: 600 cigarettes, 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars, 250 g of cut tobacco and 250 g of pipe tobacco, from age 18 (page updated 3 March 2026).
The Ministry of Trade does not mention nicotine pouches.
We have not been able to read any Egyptian authority's rules on what travellers may bring, and no authority we have found mentions snus or nicotine pouches.
Swedish Customs (Tullverket) advises you to check the rules of the country you are travelling to, for example with the country's embassy. Ask Egypt's embassy before you travel.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to the United Arab Emirates?
Dubai Customs do not mention snus. Duty-free in Dubai: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 500 g of tobacco, from age 18. Abu Dhabi's guide from 2020 gives 400 cigarettes.
Naswar, a type of tobacco held in the mouth, and betel leaves are banned. E-cigarettes require approval.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Thailand?
Thailand's official entry rules for air travellers (AIP, from the civil aviation authority) do not mention snus. Duty-free: 200 cigarettes or 250 g of cigars or tobacco.
The customs rules do not mention nicotine pouches.
E-cigarettes are illegal in Thailand and can lead to fines or prison, according to the tourism authority TAT.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Indonesia (Bali)?
Customs at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport do not mention snus. Duty-free: 200 cigarettes, 25 cigars or 100 g of cut tobacco or other tobacco products, from age 18.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Singapore?
Snus may neither be brought into nor used in Singapore, not even in transit. This also applies to snus substitutes and nicotine-free snus, according to the Swedish embassy (September 2026).
The Health Sciences Authority, HSA, bans "oral snuff" and "dissolvable tobacco or nicotine": importing, selling, buying, using and possessing them.
The sources do not name nicotine pouches. The Swedish embassy counts snus substitutes and nicotine-free snus as covered by the ban.
Nicotine replacement such as patches and gum may not be brought in either, but can be bought at pharmacies in Singapore.
There is no duty-free allowance for tobacco. Offences can lead to heavy fines or prison. E-cigarettes are banned: fines of up to SGD 700, and foreigners may be deported.
Japan Customs do not mention snus. Duty-free: 200 cigarettes, 10 packs of heated tobacco, 50 cigars or 250 g of other tobacco, from age 20.
Customs do not mention nicotine pouches. The Ministry of Health counts e-liquid with nicotine as a medicine: you may bring at most one month's supply for personal use. Whether pouches count the same way is not stated.
Can I bring snus and nicotine pouches to Australia?
Since 24 July 2026, nicotine pouches may not be brought into Australia, not even by travellers or with a doctor's prescription.
The Australian Border Force (ABF) does not mention snus. The consumer authority bans the sale of smokeless tobacco, including "oral snuff" and chewing tobacco.
Duty-free: 25 cigarettes or 25 g of tobacco products, plus one opened packet of cigarettes, from age 18. The amount is on the Australian embassy's page about customs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not mention snus. US residents returning home may bring 200 cigarettes and 100 cigars duty-free, from age 21. Ask CBP what applies to you as a visitor.
Nicotine pouches are legal. On 16 January 2025 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the sale of 20 nicotine pouch products to adults from age 21. CBP does not mention pouches.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) does not mention snus. As a visitor you declare all tobacco, and duty and tax may be charged. You must be 18 to bring tobacco in, wherever you enter Canada.
The duty-free amounts (200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 200 g of tobacco and 200 tobacco sticks) apply to residents of Canada returning home, and only to tobacco marked "duty paid Canada".
Nicotine pouches count as nicotine replacement. Since 28 August 2024 they are sold only in pharmacies behind the counter, and only with mint or menthol flavour. Whether you may bring them in for personal use is not stated.
Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not mention snus in its rules for travellers. Duty-free: 10 packs of cigarettes, 25 cigars or 200 g of tobacco.
The authority does not mention nicotine pouches.
E-cigarettes and vapes may not be sold or distributed in Mexico (decree from 2022).
This is what Tullverket (Swedish Customs) and Skatteverket (the Swedish Tax Agency) say. You must be at least 18.
From an EU country
You may bring snus for your own or your family's personal use, with no limit in grams. Nicotine pouches and other nicotine products: 200 g without tax. For more than that you pay nicotine tax, SEK 209 per kilo from 1 January 2026.
From a country outside the EU
Snus and nicotine pouches count towards the value limit for everything you have bought on the trip: SEK 5,000 if you arrive by commercial flight or ferry, otherwise SEK 3,500. Tullverket's example: if you have bought clothes for SEK 3,000, you may bring snus worth at most SEK 2,000.
According to a footnote at Tullverket, snus does not count towards the limit of 250 g of other tobacco. But if you live in Sweden, have been away for less than 20 hours and do not arrive by commercial flight, you may bring at most 100 g of other tobacco, and there Tullverket writes that snus counts towards it. Ask Tullverket whether this applies to your trip.
If you bring more than the limit, you pay duty and tax. Tullverket lists the amounts.
Tullverket also advises you to check the rules of the country you are travelling to, for example with the country's embassy.
The EU Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU, Article 17) bans placing tobacco for oral use on the market. Sweden has an exemption through Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. That is why snus may be sold in Sweden but not in other EU countries.
The directive applies only to products that consist wholly or partly of tobacco, so not to tobacco-free nicotine pouches. The EU therefore has no common ban on pouches, and several countries have their own rules (see the table above).
The EU's rules for travellers do not mention snus or nicotine pouches. The guide levels for travel within the EU are 800 cigarettes or 1 kg of smoking tobacco. From a country outside the EU you may bring 200 cigarettes or 250 g of smoking tobacco duty-free.
At land and sea borders, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia have lower limits for travellers arriving from a country outside the EU: 40 cigarettes or 50 g.
Feel free to use the figures. Credit the source with a link to this page, for example: Source: Snusjakten, Snus and nicotine pouches abroad: rules in 31 countries, https://snusjakten.se/en/nicotine-pouch-travel-rules
