EU excise rules and travel limits for new nicotine products
Official title: Algemene regeling inzake accijns op tabak en aan tabak verwante producten *
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Parliament proposes extending excise duty rules to new categories, such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and nicotine pouches.
- This affects travellers buying tobacco or nicotine products in another EU country, as well as manufacturers and retailers of these items.
- When travelling within the EU, clear guide levels will indicate how much vape liquid or how many nicotine pouches you can bring for personal use without paying extra tax.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 17 June 2026
- Approved by parliament 17 June 2026
- Signed by the Parliament and the Council not yet
- Published in the Official Journal of the EU not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 17 June 2026325 for · 304 against · 29 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
143 for · 18 against · 8 abstentions
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S&D (Social Democrats) Divided
3 for · 113 against · 7 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
72 for · 6 against · 0 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Divided
76 for · 0 against · 2 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Divided
15 for · 55 against · 1 abstention
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Greens/EFA Voted against
0 for · 45 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Voted against
0 for · 42 against · 0 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
12 for · 7 against · 9 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
4 for · 18 against · 2 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇧🇬 MEPs from Bulgaria
Majority in favour11 for · 4 against · 0 abstentions
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🇦🇹 Austria
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🇧🇪 Belgium
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🇧🇬 Bulgaria
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🇭🇷 Croatia
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🇩🇪 Germany
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🇮🇪 Ireland
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🇮🇹 Italy
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🇱🇺 Luxembourg
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🇲🇹 Malta
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
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🇵🇱 Poland
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Figures: for / against / abstention.