scope:

This document:

- defines standardized terminology and definitions for the Heated Tobacco Product (HTP) category;

- defines the Heated Tobacco Product (HTP) sub-categories and the attributes of each;

- does not include waterpipe or loose-leaf products.

This document does not specify the means for aerosol trapping, subsequent sample preparation or analyses of components in the trapped aerosol.

The HTP category clearly excludes products such as conventional combustible cigarettes, cigars, rollyour own tobacco products, pipe tobacco products, e‑vapor products (also called electronic cigarettes or e‑cigarettes), moist smokeless tobacco, oral tobacco products, and oral tobacco derived nicotine (OTDN) products.