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Is it illegal to smoke hookah in China/ Singapore?

Updated: Jun 21, 2022

Due to the lack of sound laws in China and other reasons, hookah is a "gray area" that is neither legal nor illegal in China. The legality of "Hookah" is not covered by the law and needs to be improved.


Is Shisha Legal in China?


In China, regardless of whether shisha is legal or not, tobacco is subject to a monopoly system in China, that is, production, transportation, sales and other links are subject to approval by a specific tobacco department; now the State Tobacco Administration does not issue "tobacco licenses" to hookahs , You can't get a "business license" from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.


Singapore banned shisha in November 2014


A Singaporean official said on the 4th that the Ministry of Health will gradually implement the ban on hookahs starting this month. From now on, Singapore can no longer import, wholesale and sell hookahs. According to the 2010 National Health Survey, there are more and more young people smoking shisha in Singapore, and it continues to expand in order to avoid the bad habit of smoking shisha. The Ministry of Health has decided to completely ban hookahs! Finally, after giving importers and retailers with tobacco licenses a sufficient buffer period to clear their stocks, it officially put an end to shisha, the same type of snuff and chewing tobacco in Singapore.

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