What heated tobacco products are and how they differ from vaping
A simple guide to heated tobacco devices, tobacco sticks, and why the category is different from open-system vaping.
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A simple guide to heated tobacco devices, tobacco sticks, and why the category is different from open-system vaping.
Regulators usually move through a few visible stages before major restrictions arrive.

According to the Jordanian income tax and sales tax department, Jordan will ban the sale of bulk hookah tobacco from April 1st, and all products must be sold in officially approved packaging containers. This move is part of Jordan's plan to introduce new regulations for the licensing and operation of hookah tobacco factories in 2025, aimed at strengthening supervision of production and distribution, and ensuring compliance with tax and regulatory requirements. The authorities stated that this move

According to Vassilis Vovos, chief financial officer of Japan Tobacco International, Japan's imminent elimination of tax incentives for heated non-burning tobacco products is expected to put pressure on the company's economic growth this year. This policy adjustment will make the tax rate on heated non-burning tobacco the same as that on traditional cigarettes, and the retail price per pack of heated non-burning tobacco (including sales) is expected.

Philip Morris International (PMI) announced that starting from April 1, 2026, the prices of its TEREA and SENTIA heated tobacco products will increase to tie in with tobacco tax increases. The retail price of TEREA products will increase from 580 yen to 620 yen, and the retail price of SENTIA products will increase from 530 yen to 570 yen. Miix series of products specifically designed for lil Hybrid devices,

Scottish convenience store retailers are calling for more enforcement to crack down on what they say is the growing black market in illegal e-cigarettes, Convenience Store magazine reports. They warned that poor supervision could exacerbate the problem. The Scottish Grocers 'Federation (SGF) said illegal e-cigarette sales cost public finances millions of pounds in tax revenue and undermined compliance with local stores.