PACT ACT

What Is the PACT Act?

The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act is intended to prevent illegal tobacco sales and tax avoidance. It also prevents cigarettes, smokeless and roll-your-own tobacco products from being shipped via the U.S. Postal Service.

Under the PACT Act, companies that sell cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco and ship the product for a profit into a state, locality or Native American tribe that taxes the sale of these products — or advertises these products for sale or shipment — must register with both the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and with the tobacco tax administrators of the state.

In early 2021, the PACT Act was amended to include Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)