The product
Snus
Prohibited, as in every EU member state other than Sweden.
Nicotine pouches
Lawful and regulated. Act No. 174/2021 Coll. amended Act No. 110/1997 Coll. to cover nicotine pouches, prohibiting sale to anyone under 18. A Ministry of Health decree limits nicotine content and regulates packaging, and products are notified through EU-CEG. Sale is prohibited outright in healthcare facilities, schools and at events for children.
What you may put in a machine here
The prohibitions on this page are written for tobacco and nicotine. They do not reach a pouch that contains neither.
Snus
NoSnus may not be sold in Czechia at all.
Nicotine pouches
YesPermitted, subject to the conditions on this page — age verification at the machine above all.
Nicotine-free pouches
YesNeither a tobacco nor a nicotine product, so Czechia's prohibitions on this page do not apply. Ordinary food and consumer law does.
Caffeine & energy pouches
YesNeither a tobacco nor a nicotine product, so Czechia's prohibitions on this page do not apply. Ordinary food and consumer law does.
How you may sell it
From a machine
LimitedMay it be sold from a machine?
Vending is permitted rather than prohibited — the age restriction extends to vending machines and e-shops, and operators must notify the Ministry of Health of their age-verification system in advance. That notification duty is the gate: treat it as a prerequisite, not paperwork to follow later.
On display
LimitedMay it be shown — shelves, cases, branded coolers?
Open, on a gap. Under the advertising act any promotion of tobacco products is prohibited, including indirect forms such as the use of brand logos, with a narrow exception for specialised tobacco shops and their display windows. Nicotine pouches sit outside that regime — there is currently no explicit regulation of their promotion — so a branded unit is not presently caught. A proposed amendment would close it, banning advertising online, in social and traditional media, and sponsorship and free samples with it. Labelling may not encourage consumption or suggest the product is less harmful.