Tobacco-free nicotine pouches can be sold in the UK, while oral tobacco products such as traditional snus are prohibited from commercial supply. Parliament enacted the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, with relevant provisions introduced in stages. Kangoo restricts nicotine-pouch sales to customers aged 18 or over as store policy and verifies age at checkout.
Key facts
- Traditional tobacco snus cannot be supplied commercially in the UK.
- Tobacco-free nicotine pouches are a separate legal category.
- The Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 uses staged commencement, so effective dates must be checked.
The snus distinction
The prohibition concerns oral tobacco products meeting the legal definition. A tobacco-free nicotine pouch is not the same product, even when shoppers use βsnusβ as a search term.
Age controls
Kangoo applies an 18+ sales policy and checkout age verification. Statutory requirements continue to develop under the 2026 Act, so this page is reviewed against official commencement information rather than assuming every provision started on Royal Assent.
Common misconception
Royal Assent does not necessarily mean every section of an Act takes effect on the same day.
