Countries Where Vaping Is Legal but Restricted

Countries Where Vaping Is Legal but Restricted

In general, it is illegal to sell e-cigarettes containing nicotine to minors, the specific age ranging from 16 to 21. Sometimes the ban extends to e-cigarettes without nicotine as well. We do not list countries that ban either type of sale to minors because such bans are so common or due to banning advertising.

• Australia: Vaping is legal in all states except Queensland, where e-liquid containing nicotine is banned.
• Belgium: Cartridges containing no more than 2ml of nicotine and a level no higher than 20mg/ml is allowed.
• Croatia: E-cigarettes are classified as tobacco products and banned in all public enclosed facilities and all public buildings.
• Finland: E-cigs containing nicotine are regulated as cigarettes, and devices that look like cigarettes cannot be marketed, but nicotine-free e-juice can be sold.
• France: French Health Law has a list of places where vaping is prohibited, and violation can result in a fine of €150 or more.
• Hungary: Maximum volume per device or bottle of e-juice containing nicotine is 10ml, and they can only be purchased in official National Tobacco Shops. Packaging must warn that nicotine is addictive.
• Mexico: Use of e-cigarettes is legal, but selling, trading, distribution, production, and promotion of e-cigs and related products are strictly regulated.
• New Zealand: Vaping products containing nicotine are banned from sale. A consumer may import product containing nicotine for personal use.
• Norway: Nicotine cartridges can only be imported from EEA member states.
• Poland: Marketing, online sales, and vending machines are prohibited, as is their use in hospitals and public transportation. Fine of up to 500 zloty (about €118).
• Switzerland: Use of product containing nicotine is allowed, but product containing nicotine may not be sold in Switzerland.
• Turkey:  E-cigarettes are considered tobacco products and restricted accordingly. Vaping is specifically banned on high-speed trains.

Countries Considering Tighter Regulation of Vaping

• Philippines: Vaping is not currently regulated, but that may change, according to the Department of Health.
• South Africa: Vaping is not currently regulated but may be put under the country’s Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act.