Jan 23, 2020

On May 20, 2020, in Poland it will be prohibited to sell menthol cigarettes. This ban also applies to other EU countries. There are three groups among prohibited products:

• ready menthol cigarettes,
• menthol capsule cigarettes
• tobacco for rolling of cigarettes in the menthol variant.

This means that from May 20, 2020, above-mentioned products will be withdrawn from the offer of tobacco companies and will not be available for purchase in all kind of stores selling tobacco products, including duty-free shops in the EU.

 

Will menthol tobacco products be available for purchase after May 20, 2020?

 

Till May 19, 2020, the sale of menthol cigarettes is allowed. If you had ready menthol cigarettes, menthol capsule cigarettes or menthol tobacco for rolling cigarettes on the day of the ban, you will still be allowed to use them.
Menthol tobacco liners used in tobacco heaters and e-cigarettes are still commercially available - these are not banned.

 

Will tobacco sticks for IQOS be available after May 20, 2020?

 

IQOS tobacco heaters might be an alternative to products banned from May 20, 2020. These are not banned, regardless of which variant of tobacco sticks you use with them. Menthol variants of HEETS for use with the IQOS device will continue to be available for sale after May 20, 2020, as will the other non-menthol variants.
Innovative HEETS tobacco sticks contain compressed tobacco that is not burned but heated to 350 ° C. When the tobacco is heated, its original flavor is released. Among the tobacco sticks there are several variants available: both standard tobacco and menthol flavors.

 

Availability of tobacco sticks for IQOS

 

Tobacco sticks for IQOS, including menthol variants, are not banned and are available after May 20, 2020. Like other tobacco products, it is not possible to purchase them online, but they are available in most stores near your home and in many chain stores, such as: Zabka, Inmedio, LIDL or Dino. They are also available at petrol stations, e.g. Orlen, Lotos, Circle K, BP. Thanks to our IQOS store search engine you can check in which locations in a given city offer HEETS.

 

Discover IQOS

 

IQOS is an alternative to traditional smoking. Created for adult tobacco users who do not want to give up nicotine, but are looking for other solutions than traditional cigarettes. IQOS devices and tobacco sticks for IQOS in all flavors are not banned from sale after May 20, 2020. In the process of heating tobacco sticks, the IQOS device produces only an aerosol, which has a milder and less persistent odor than cigarette smoke. IQOS should be used together with HEETS tobacco sticks designed for it, which are and will be available for purchase, also in menthol variants.