Registration duty for tobacco outlets

What changes?

Do you sell tobacco and related products, such as e-cigarettes? If so, you will soon have to register your sales outlet.

There will be a registration duty for outlets selling tobacco and smoking products. The Dutch government wants to reduce the number of tobacco outlets. In 2024, sales of tobacco has been banned in supermarkets. As a result, many sales outlets have disappeared, but many new outlets are opening as well. The registration duty allows the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) to better monitor the number of outlets.

Smoking products are:

• tobacco products
• electronic cigarettes
• refill packs/cartridges, with and without nicotine
• herbal products intended for smoking

For whom?

• owners of outlets selling tobacco products and related products

When?

This change in law will take effect in 1 July 2026.