The deputies will determine the permitted number of sticks without marking during transportation

There is a fine for breaking the rules

A group of deputies of the State Duma proposed to stop the illegal circulation of nicotine-containing products. On Thursday, January 19, they introduced a bill in the lower house of parliament that would provide penalties for those who move large quantities of such products that are not marked with identification devices in accordance with Russian laws.

A similar restriction is already in place for tobacco products. Thus, it is allowed to move no more than 200 cigarettes without Russian excise stamps, or 50 unmarked cigars or cigarillos, or 250 g of tobacco, or several types of tobacco products with a total weight of no more than 250 g per person.

Legislators believe that if a citizen imports more than one block of cigarettes into Russia, then there is a high probability that they are not intended for personal consumption. For violation of this rule, a fine in the amount of fifteen to twenty-five thousand rubles with confiscation of prohibited products is due.

As it became known to MK, now such restrictions will be extended to sticks for tobacco heating systems, liquids for vapes and other similar products. It will be possible to carry up to 200 unmarked products with heated tobacco, or nicotine-containing products with a total liquid volume of no more than 50 ml per person. Violators are proposed to be punished in the same way as those who carry or carry too many cigarettes without Russian excise stamps.