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Is ZYN Legal? Ingredients and State Laws (2026)

Varies by state

As of November 12, 2026, ZYN’s label discloses nicotine salt (nicotine bitartrate dihydrate). Judged by the law on file for Nicotine Pouches, it is restricted in 10, legal in 41 of 51 jurisdictions. Official actions on file: 3 (FDA, January 16, 2025, FDA, August 21, 2026 and FDA, June 23, 2026). Federal: FDA issued marketing granted orders for 20 ZYN products on 2025-01-16 and 11 ZYN ULTRA products on 2026-08-21; FDA's authorized nicotine pouch list shows 31 ZYN products from Swedish Match USA, Inc. as of 2026-11-06. ZYN products not on that list are not covered by these orders.

Derived only from the ingredients on file (label) and the law on file for each. Checked November 6, 2026.
Maker
Swedish Match USA, Inc.
Category
nicotine pouch
Product pages
zyn.com/us/en/home.html
zyn.com/us/en/faq.html

FDA and other official findings (3)

  • FDA, January 16, 2025: FDA authorized the marketing of 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products made by Swedish Match USA, Inc. through the PMTA pathway.
    Read the FDA document
  • FDA, August 21, 2026: FDA authorized the marketing of 11 ZYN ULTRA nicotine pouch products (9 mg and 11 mg) made by Swedish Match USA, Inc. through the PMTA pathway.
    Read the FDA document
  • FDA, June 23, 2026: FDA Import Alert 98-08 lists Swedish Match AB for ZYN brand nicotine pouches lacking labeling requirements of section 903(a)(2), applicable only to ZYN products not authorized for U.S. marketing.
    Read the FDA document

What the label discloses

Only ingredients disclosed on the label or identified by an official source (FDA, another government agency or lab, an accredited lab or a court record) are listed, each with its source. Compound Laws does not guess at undisclosed contents.

Federal

FDA issued marketing granted orders for 20 ZYN products on 2025-01-16 and 11 ZYN ULTRA products on 2026-08-21; FDA's authorized nicotine pouch list shows 31 ZYN products from Swedish Match USA, Inc. as of 2026-11-06. ZYN products not on that list are not covered by these orders. Source

ZYN ingredients by state

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Compound Analytics. "Is ZYN Legal? Ingredients and State Laws (2026)." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/brands/zyn/. Accessed November 13, 2026.

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