Tobacco Warning
The sale, transfer and free distribution of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to persons under the age of 18 is strictly prohibited in Switzerland, in accordance with Art. 23 of the Swiss Federal Act on Tobacco Products (LPTab), in force since 1 October 2024.
1. Minimum Age Requirement
Access to the catalogue, ordering and delivery of tobacco products on rhein1905.ch are strictly reserved to persons aged 18 years or older.
Minors are not authorised to place orders on this site or to receive tobacco products at their address. Any order placed on behalf of a minor is null and exposes the person who placed the order to criminal sanctions (Art. 24 LPTab).
2. Mandatory Identity Verification
In accordance with the self-monitoring obligation imposed by the LPTab and by the Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes (OPTab), a simple click confirmation is not sufficient to attest to the customer's majority.
On your first order of tobacco products, Rhein 1905 SA carries out a documented identity verification:
- Upload of a copy of a valid official identity document (ID card, passport or residence permit);
- Entry of full date of birth and automatic age calculation;
- For deliveries within Switzerland: handover of the parcel against signature with visual age check by the carrier (Swiss Post "Handover 18+" service);
- Encrypted retention of supporting documents on our servers for the legal limitation period, in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).
Your supporting documents are never transmitted to third parties and are deleted upon expiry of the legal retention period. For further details, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
3. Health Warnings
Smoking causes cancer.
Smoking during pregnancy harms the health of your baby.
Tobacco products sold on this website carry the mandatory health warnings prescribed by the OPTab, in the form of texts and images, in French, German and Italian, in accordance with applicable federal legislation.
Tobacco consumption presents proven risks to the health of the smoker and of those around them. Rhein 1905 SA recommends that anyone wishing to stop smoking consult a healthcare professional or specialised support services.
4. Help to Stop Smoking
If you wish to stop smoking or reduce your consumption, several free and confidential resources are available in Switzerland:
- Stop-smoking helpline: 0848 000 181 (local rate, Monday to Friday)
- Stop-tabac platform: www.stop-tabac.ch
- Addiction Switzerland: www.addictionsuisse.ch
5. Advertising Restrictions
Pursuant to Art. 18 et seq. of the LPTab, the content of this website relating to tobacco products is exclusively informational, intended for adult consumers who have attested to their majority through the procedures described above. Rhein 1905 SA does not disseminate any advertising targeted at minors, nor any promotional communication in public spaces or in spaces intended for young people.
No competitions, free distributions or promotional samples of tobacco products are offered on this website, in accordance with Swiss legislation.
6. Deliveries Outside Switzerland
For any delivery abroad (in particular Hong Kong, mainland China, the European Union and other jurisdictions), it is the customer's responsibility to ensure compliance with local legislation applicable to the importation and consumption of tobacco products — including age restrictions, customs obligations, local taxes and country-specific health warnings.
Rhein 1905 SA disclaims all liability with regard to compliance with the laws and regulations in force in the country of destination. Placing an order on the site constitutes a declaration by the customer that they fully understand the applicable rules.
7. Applicable Legal Framework
Any sale of tobacco products by Rhein 1905 SA is governed by the following texts:
- Swiss Federal Act on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes of 1 October 2021 (LPTab, SR 818.321);
- Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes of 28 June 2023 (OPTab, SR 818.321.1);
- Swiss Federal Act against Unfair Competition (UCA, SR 241);
- Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP, SR 235.1).
For any question regarding the application of this legislation, you may contact the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) at tabakprodukte@bag.admin.ch or consult www.bag.admin.ch.