Netherlands: Sales and marketing restrictions

News · Netherlands · Aug 25, 2026

Dutch online cigarette and vape ban fails to stop young adults buying through social media

Three years after the Netherlands banned online tobacco and vape sales, young adults are still buying through social media, while regulators struggle to identify sellers behind thousands of illegal listings.

• Ali Anderson

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News · Netherlands · Apr 20, 2026

Dutch flavour ban pushed some vapers into smoking, study suggests

• Ali Anderson

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News · Netherlands · Apr 16, 2026

9/10 Dutch vapers are using illegal products, new research shows

Almost nine in ten people who vape in the Netherlands are using illegal products or buying through illegal channels, according to new research - after a nationwide ban on flavoured vapes.

• Ali Anderson

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