The UK Government has introduced
new rules on tobacco products. Packs
must be compliant by May 2017, but you
will start to see changes before then.
The below timeline shows you key dates of when the changes will come into place.
If you need more information about a particular product,
please visit the what is changing? section.
20th May 2016
-
UK Government
introduces new
rules to implement
European Legislation
and plain packaging
20th May 2017
-
E-cigarettes, cigars
and pipe tobacco can
be sold in branded
packs in the UK still as
long as they adhere to
new regulations (see
what is changing?
section for more
information)
21st May 2017
-
Branded packs of cigarettes
and rolling tobacco can no
longer be sold from UK retail
outlets
-
Cigarette packs of less
than 20 and rolling
tobacco of less than
30g can no longer be
sold in the UK
May 2020
-
Menthol and click
capsule cigarettes
can no longer be
sold in the UK