E-cigarettes in Belgium
This page includes all of our content relating to Belgium, including our full-length market and regulatory reports, our extensive news coverage – both business and regulatory – our numerous trackers and databases, as well as our live alerts.
Business briefing
Industry news and updates with a focus on companies and businesses in the sector
Regulatory briefing
Global legal and regulatory news and updates from the vape industry
Market reports
Detailed full-length reports including data and analysis of numerous vaping markets around the world
Snapshot: Belgium, September 2020
29th September 2020
Regulatory reports
Thorough reports providing legal and regulatory analysis of different countries and sections of the e-cigarette industry
Pricing trackers
Online e-cig pricing guides for numerous markets around the world, updated quarterly and provided in database format
Online e-cig pricing: Belgium Q4 2018
3rd January 2019
Regulatory trackers
Up-to-date information about current regulations around the world, presented in user-friendly maps and Excel spreadsheets
Brands trackers
Our online price benchmarking project, analysing multi-brand retail websites in selected vape markets
Flavour & nicotine trackers
Analytical insights of the most significant vaping flavours and nicotine strengths
Databases
User-friendly databases with key global analysis, statistics, directories and more
Key global e-cigarette markets database: January 2021
5th January 2021
Marketing & retailing
News and updates about the vaping industry, with a specific focus on the marketing and retailing side of the sector
E-cigarette researchers outraged by charities’ “threatening” letters
11th October 2016
Charts and infographics
A brief highlight of what can be found in our full-length e-cigarette market reports
Belgium market forecast
17th January 2020
TPD in Belgium
The European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) was transposed into Belgian law by the Royal Decree of 28th October 2016 (L’arrêté royal du 28 October 2016 relatif à la fabrication et à la mise dans le commerce des cigarettes électroniques), which came into effect on 17th January 2017. The decree effectively makes nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and liquids consumer products, ending the classification of e-cigs as medical devices. However, the new product-specific regulation includes severe restrictions on retail, including a ban on online sales, as well as product, packaging, labelling and advertising restrictions.
Electronic cigarettes are defined by the decree as a product, or any component thereof, including cartridges, tanks and the device without cartridge or tank, which can be used by means of a mouthpiece to consume nicotine-containing vapour. They may be disposable or rechargeable by means of a refill bottle and a tank or by means of disposable cartridges.
The implementation of the law opened the market and the Belgian e-cigarette market grew.
