Australian restrictions on the sale of vaping products are so severe as to constitute a de facto ban, according to a public health expert.
The country has again increased restrictions to now ban the personal import of all vaping products – regardless of nicotine content – and to prohibit their general retail sale in Australia.
It has been illegal to sell nicotine-containing e-cigarettes at general retail since October 2021. Nicotine vaping products can only be bought on prescription at a pharmacy – or through the personal importation scheme.