
Regulatory and market intelligence for the e-cigarette sector
You’ll find all of our content that relates to Australasia on this page. Content types include our detailed, full-length regulatory and market reports, our news briefings (both regulatory and business), and our trackers, databases and live alerts.
Australia has a strict regime for its vaping sector, with nicotine e-cigs prohibited as a consumer product. All nicotine-containing products for therapeutic use are required to be approved as registered medicines in Australia, but to date no such approval has been granted. Moreover, importation of such products will be banned as of January 2021, limiting further this already small market. Since nicotine-free vapour products are considered consumer products and can be sold freely, various state-level regulations have been enacted to protect minors.
Across the waters, the sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes is legal in New Zealand. In August 2020, New Zealand’s Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill was adopted by lawmakers with broad cross-party support. The new regulation includes major changes in advertising, packaging, product safety requirements and sales and distribution.
New exclusive report: E-cigarettes in China: market, regulation and outlook
Looking for market trends and commercial opportunities in one of the fastest-growing e-cigarette markets in the world? If you want to identify the latest trends developing in the Chinese e-cigarette market, and ensure that products and business activities are fully compliant with Chinese regulation, then this new report is for you!
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