Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has introduced new procedures for obtaining and paying for excise stamps. It has also issued guidelines to
New trial available: Click on any alert below and access our regulatory alerts and get timely notifications sent to your inbox for 7 days.
Sign Up
Access our regulatory alerts and get timely notifications sent to your inbox for 7Â days
Your display name will appear here.
Please enter a username.
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has published an updated list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number
15th January 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Although the ban on flavoured e-liquid sales came into force on 1st January 2024, they are still being sold in some points-of-sale,
Estonia: As of 1st January 2024, e-cigarette excise duty has increased to €0.21/ml and the Tax and Customs Board has updated the design of e-cigarette
Latvia: Yesterday (11th January), the bill amending the law on the circulation of tobacco products, herbal smoking products, electronic smoking devices and their
12th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: At a debate on a smoke-free future yesterday (11th January), the Conservative member of parliament Bob Blackman said the all-party parliamentary group
12th January 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
Portugal: The Tax Authority has issued a statement informing that as of 20th May 2024 the traceability system currently imposed on cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco
Sweden: As of 1st January 2024, the tax on high-strength e-liquids (15-20 mg/ml nicotine) increased to SEK4,040 (€360) per l, and tax on
Belgium: As of 1st January 2024, excise stamps and a tax rate of €0.15/ml, regardless of nicotine content, have been introduced for vapour products.
UK: Liverpool Council has seized 19,000 illegal vapes worth a total of £228,000 across the city in the last eight months, media reports.
Italy: Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Law, which maintains the same level of taxation as in 2023. The Customs and Monopolies Agency
11th January 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: Last month (December 2023), the government notified a bill amending the tobacco law to the European Commission’s TRIS system. This replicates the
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has published the 2022 Blue Book, which shows that the revenue from vapour products (both with
Ukraine: The State Regulatory Service of Ukraine refused to approve a bill that aimed to prohibit the open display of tobacco products, tobacco-heating devices, e-cigarettes and
9th January 2024 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: The excise rate for disposable e-cigarettes has increased to AZN2 ($1.18) per unit, while the heated tobacco rate has increased from AZN14 ($8.25) to
Romania: As of 1st January 2024, the excise duty on e-liquids amounts to RON0.81 (€0.16) per ml. The tax will increase to RON0.91
UK: Since September 2023, Hampshire Trading Standards has seized over £200,000 worth of illegal e-cigarettes from shops across Hampshire. This was reported after
8th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The upcoming budget is likely to include a tax on vapour products, media reports. This would be in line with our earlier analysis.
UK - Scotland: Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Green Party Gillian Mackay has called for a UK-wide scheme allowing independent
Portugal: In December 2023, the State Budget 2024 was published in the Official Gazette. The budget introduced an excise tax on nicotine-free e-liquids of €0.175
Germany: As of 1st January 2024, outdoor advertising of e-cigarette and refill containers is banned, with the exception of advertising on the external
Germany: As of 1st January 2024, e-liquid tax has increased to €0.20 per ml.
Bulgaria: As of 1st January 2024, the tax on e-cigarettes, regardless of nicotine content, has increased to BGN0.35 (€0.18) per ml.
Albania: As of 1st January 2024, nicotine-containing e-liquid tax has increased to ALL16 (€0.15) per ml.
Slovenia: The Ministry of Finance has opened for consultation a bill that would significantly increase the tax applicable to e-cigarettes. For nicotine-containing e-liquids, the
8th January 2024 - Europe, North Macedonia |
North Macedonia: Pursuant to amendments to the Excise Duty Law approved in October 2023, the applicable excise duty for e-cigarettes has increased to MKD3.20 (€0.052) per
Lithuania: On 23rd December 2023, the Seimas (parliament) adopted the amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences seeking to increase sanctions for the
Lithuania: The parliament approved bill XIVP-2791 (2), which aims to ban e-cigarettes containing sugar or sweeteners. If signed by the president, it will come into force
Lithuania: The parliament approved the proposal that seeks to allow tobacco manufacturers and traders to support state institutions in the fight against smuggling
Ukraine: According to the amended Advertising Act, the product placement of vaping products in audiovisual media and on video-sharing platforms (exclusively to audiovisual media and
20th December 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) will start to enforce the e-cigarette flavour ban from 1st January 2024, after
Norway: Parliament has definitively approved bill 125L, which bans non-tobacco-flavoured e-liquids and introduces plain packaging for e-cigarettes starting 1st July 2024. On 4th
Bulgaria: Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes must carry tax stamps from 31st December 2023.
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in vapour taxes on 1st January 2024, including Germany, Indonesia, Russia and Estonia.
UK - England: A retailer in West Yorkshire has pleaded guilty for selling a disposable e-cigarette with nicotine to a person under the
UK - Scotland: Aberdeenshire Council’s Trading Standards has stressed it will not tolerate retailers selling tobacco or nicotine e-cigarettes to minors. Trading Standards
UK - England: North East Lincolnshire council has urged its residents to stop buying and selling illegal vapour products. This comes after a
UK - Wales: The Welsh government has announced that it has provided funding to Trading Standards Wales to crack down on illegal tobacco
20th December 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt – part of the cantonal Health Department – has tested 32 disposable e-cigarettes for compliance with food
Lithuania: Yesterday, 19th December, the parliament adopted the bill (XIVP-2590(3)) that would clearly prohibit the combining of tobacco flavour with other flavour additives in
Lithuania: Yesterday, 19th December, the parliament decided to postpone consideration of the bill seeking to ban e-cigarettes containing sugar or sweeteners until the
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated a publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers. The total number of vapour products listed is 15,235.
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has published an updated list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of vapour
19th December 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands has notified an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Regulation to the European Commission's TRIS system. The amendment would introduce a
Lithuania: Today, the Seimas (parliament) intends to consider a bill seeking to ban e-cigarettes containing sugar or sweeteners, together with a bill that
Finland: According to a study by the Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), additional measures should be implemented to achieve the goal of the
15th December 2023 - Italy |
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies approved bill 912, which aims to implement the nicotine-free products excise tax rate on flavoured liquid substances used