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News | Indonesia updates regulatory requirements for electronic cigarettes

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2025-09-30

Interpretation of New Regulations

The Indonesian Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) issued Regulation No. 18 of 2025 in July, which updated the requirements for electronic cigarette regulation, labeling, and health warnings in products and packaging.

Scope of supervision for electronic cigarette products

Electronic cigarettes are liquid/solid tobacco or other forms of tobacco products extracted from tobacco processing or other methods, which are absorbed after being heated by electronic devices. Other similar substances with the above-mentioned absorption pathways are included in the jurisdiction of electronic cigarettes.

2 Core requirements of regulation

1. Nicotine content:

Variants of electronic cigarette products have the same content and meet the maximum limit for nicotine content; The nicotine concentration of products with different flavors needs to be consistent.

Tested by BPOM accredited laboratories for nicotine content in each electronic cigarette product.

Report the nicotine level test results to the institutional head.

2. Prohibited additives:

Operators of electronic cigarettes are prohibited from using additives unless it is scientifically proven that the additives are harmless to health.

Pre circulation testing and verification during circulation must be completed, and the testing and verification must be conducted in different accredited laboratories and reported to the institution manager.

3. Health Warning:

The width on the top, front, and back of the packaging is 50% each, starting with the word 'warning', with black background and yellow text, and must be printed clearly.

The image must be in color format.

Use a black background and bold Arial bold yellow text.

Each flavor product must include health warning graphics consisting of 5 different types, each accounting for 20% of the percentage of each tobacco and e-cigarette product variant.

Health warning graphics should be displayed on every minimum and maximum packaging of electronic cigarette products.

4. Tag information:

Declaration stating 'containing nicotine'; Declaration: It is prohibited to sell or give to people under 21 years old and pregnant women.

Production code, production date, month and year, as well as the name and address of the operator producing electronic cigarettes.

Prohibited from containing any misleading information, logos, or promotional words.

5. Report content:

Qualified testing laboratories and their issued testing reports.

List of Nicotine Content and Ingredients in Electronic Cigarettes.

Each packaging label of electronic cigarette products contains health warnings and information.

When is it necessary to submit a report

New variants of electronic cigarettes produced or imported.

Variants of electronic cigarette products with changes in ingredient content or changes in manufacturer or importer name.

If the variant of electronic cigarettes is no longer produced or imported, the business operator must submit a report to the agency head in the form of a declaration to stop production or import.

Implementation of Regulations 3

The regulation on electronic cigarettes stipulated in this regulation shall come into effect on July 26, 2026.

At the same time, Regulation No. 41 of 2013 was revoked and declared invalid.

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