Background
The Government have announced draft legislation to ban single-use vapes from 1 June 2025. You can read the The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024 here.
Officially, these regulations apply to England only. However, we expect all four nations of the United Kingdom to fall in line with the regulations and the effective date of 1 June 2025. From that date, products will only be compliant if they are Refillable and Rechargeable.
The legislation focuses on what is a disposable vape. Our guide below focuses on what will be compliant to help you understand what to stock. Please note that this legislation is draft and is therefore subject to change.
No single use disposable vape will be legal to sell in any retailer or wholesaler from
1st June 2025