Raising snus and nicotine pouch limits
Government proposal to Parliament to supplement the government proposal for acts amending the Tobacco Excise Duty Act and section 72 of the Excise Taxation Act (HE 96/2025 vp)
Travellers may bring in tax-free up to one kilogram of snus and one kilogram of nicotine pouches from another EU country. The previously planned stricter import limit of 200 grams will not be implemented.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 13 Nov 2025
- Latest event
- 15 Dec 2025
- Votes
- 0
- Speeches
- 9
- Confirmed
- 22 Dec 2025
- Statute
- 1354/2025
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
Tax-free passenger imports from another EU member state of snus and smokeless nicotine products, such as nicotine pouches, will be limited to 1,000 grams for each product category, instead of the previously proposed 200 grams.
What it means
The change applies to travellers returning from other EU countries, who from 1 January 2026 can bring in for personal use up to 1,000 grams of snus and 1,000 grams of nicotine pouches tax-free. Setting the import limit higher than 200 grams may reduce central government tax revenue and weaken the position of domestic retailers.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
Debate in the chamber
What was argued and where each group stood, followed by MPs' speeches verbatim from the parliamentary record. Speeches are shown in their original language.
9 speeches · 7 speakers · 2 debates
Key points of the debate
The debate addressed setting the tax-free passenger allowance at one kilogram for snus and nicotine pouches instead of the intended 200 grams. The government parties considered the one-kilogram limit practical for everyday life, clear and effective at preventing the shadow economy, while the opposition expressed concern over public health and lost tax revenue. There was disagreement on the fundamental approach of the proposal, and the opposition called for an assessment on tightening import limits.
- Should the passenger import limit be kept at one kilogram or lowered to protect public health?
- Does a higher import limit prevent smuggling or does it erode the domestic tax base?
- Finns PartyIn favour
The group considered the one-kilogram import limit fair and predictable for ordinary citizens and emphasised harmonising taxation with the Tobacco Act.
”Nyt veroton tuonti rajataan molemmissa tuotteissa 1 000 grammaan eli kiloon, samaan tasoon vielä kaiken lisäksi kuin tupakkalaissa sallittu henkilökohtainen käyttö.”
— Jari Koskela - Swedish People's PartyIn favour
The group supported the one-kilogram limit because a lower limit would overburden Finnish Customs enforcement, increase the black market and undermine conditions for archipelago shipping.
”Därför är jag glad över att lagförslaget nu kompletteras och att reseinförselgränsen förblir oförändrad.”
— Mats Löfström - Centre PartySplit
Within the group, some considered the proposal detrimental to public health and young people, while others considered the adjustment sensible but expressed concern about tax revenues leaking across borders.
”Pidän tätä tällaista esitystä aivan kummallisena.”
— Hannu Hoskonen
This digest was generated by AI from 9 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record.
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Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 13 Nov 2025Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Valtiovarainministeriö
- 18 Nov 2025Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 25 Nov 2025Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · valtiovarainvaliokunta
- 3 Dec 2025Ensimmäinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 12 Dec 2025Toinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 15 Dec 2025Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal1
- 2Laki valmisteverotuslain 72 §:n muuttamisestaHyväksytty · 1354/2025 · 22 Dec 2025
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
The law text is shown in Finnish or Swedish from Parliament's official documents; it is not translated into English.
Laki valmisteverotuslain 72 §:n muuttamisesta
Eduskunnan päätöksen mukaisesti muutetaan valmisteverotuslain (182/2010) 72 §:n 1 momentti, sellaisena kuin se on laissa 766/2020, seuraavasti:
72 §Yksityishenkilön tuomiset
Valmisteveroa ei kanneta niistä toisessa jäsenvaltiossa kulutukseen luovutetuista tuotteista, jotka yksityishenkilö hankkii omaan käyttöönsä ja itse kuljettaa mukanaan Suomeen. Tupakkalain (549/2016) 2 §:n 12 kohdassa tarkoitettua suussa käytettäväksi tarkoitettua tupakkaa sekä muussa kuin nestemäisessä muodossa olevaa tupakkaverosta annetun lain 7 §:n 5 momentissa tarkoitettua savutonta nikotiinituotetta saa kuitenkin kumpaakin tuoda verotta enintään 1 000 grammaa.
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Tämä laki tulee voimaan päivänä kuuta 20 .
Main content of the bill (official)
The summary and title were produced with AI on 13 Sep 2026. They are not official documents – check the details in the original bill. The title and summaries are machine translations of the Finnish AI summaries. Speeches and quotations are always shown in their original language.