Single-use vape ban
From 1 June 2025, it will be illegal for businesses to sell or supply all single-use or ‘disposable’ vapes.
A single-use or disposable vape is a product that’s neither designed nor intended to be re-used. A reusable vape must have a battery you can recharge AND be refillable with vape liquid.
If the vape has a coil, it must be replaceable. This includes any part of the product that heats or generates a vapour from the product’s ingredients.
Common types that are not considered reusable, include:
- single stick devices that have the mouthpiece, tank and battery fixed together. The liquid and the coil are not accessible. Even if the device contains a USB port, suggesting that you can rechage the battery, it will still be illegal to sell or supply it.
- devices that allow you to refill the tank and charge the battery, but with a non-replacable enclosed coil. This kind of device is not reusable because once the coil has burnt out, it’s not possible to replace it with a new one.
- devices that appear to be reusable, but the user can't buy the refill e-liquid, pre-filled pods or replacement coil (in your shop or anywhere).
Be prepared for the single use vape ban on 1 June 2025
To prepare for the ban, you should:
- stop buying new stock of single-use vapes
- sell through all existing stock
- buy vapes that follow the new regulations
From 1 June 2025, if you have any leftover single-use vaping products, you’ll need to:
- separate them from other goods
- label them as unsellable
- remove them from your shopfloor or online store until a registered vape recyling service collects them.