Key Points
- Russia’s upper house approved a ban on nicotine product sales at transport stops;
- The ban covers cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other nicotine devices;
- It applies to urban and suburban public transport stops;
- An exemption exists for sole retail outlets in a locality;
- The law takes effect on September 1, 2026.
2Firsts, December 19, 2025 – According to Interfax, Russia’s Federation Council approved a law at its Friday session banning the sale of all nicotine-containing products, including e-cigarettes, at urban and suburban public transport stops.
Under the legislation, retail trade in cigarettes, other nicotine-containing products, hookahs and devices used to consume nicotine-containing products is prohibited at stopping points of all types of public transport.
The ban does not apply in cases where a retail outlet located at a transport stop is the only place selling such products in a town or settlement.
The law was introduced to parliament by the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai and was supplemented with amendments proposed by the Russian government. It will enter into force on September 1, 2026.
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