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The 2026 map of where Vaping is banned or restricted.
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Banned in 38 countries
Import and sale banned under its imitation-tobacco law.
Import banned since 2014, and selling them is banned too.
A 2016 law makes importing, selling or buying one illegal.
Sale banned since 2015; inspectors were still seizing stock in 2026.
A Health Ministry order bans making, supplying and using them.
Sale banned by ministry order, re-enforced in February 2026.
Its 2013 tobacco law bans the retail trade of e-cigarettes.
A court fined one man BND67,000 for 468 vapes in September 2026.
A 2021 law bans import and sale, heated tobacco included.
Banned since 2014; a 2025 order made even possession illegal.
Banned from 1 January 2025 by the National Assembly.
A 2016 decree-law bans the sale and import of e-cigarettes.
Banned in February 2026, with up to 3 years in prison.
Banned in 2023: import, sale and even possession.
A 2023 act bans importing vapes of any kind, even for own use.
Making, owning, selling or importing a vape is illegal.
Banned by a Health Minister's order in May 2025.
Cabinet ordered a total ban in 2021 and shop stock destroyed.
Import banned November 2024, sale and use from December 2024.
Making, importing and selling them banned since May 2023.
Its 2016 act bans import, sale and even possession.
A 2019 proclamation bans making, importing and selling them.
Its 2015 Tobacco Control Act bans import and sale.
A 2022 law bans making, importing and selling them.
Its 2013 Tobacco Act bans import, distribution and sale.
A 2021 ministry order bans sale and use, nicotine or not.
Banned since August 2023: sale, import and use.
Banned since 2009; in 2025 it re-banned heated tobacco too.
Sale banned since June 2024; importing can mean prison.
Import, sale and use banned since 1 July 2025.
Banned November 2025, with up to 5 years in prison.
The newest red: sale and use banned from 1 April 2026.
Imports banned in 2020, and no one holds a licence to sell.
A 2019 Act bans making, importing, selling and advertising them.
Banned since 2009, and regulators voted to keep it in 2024.
Banned in January 2026, nicotine-free vapes included.
Its 2016 tobacco law lists 'electronic tobacco' as not for sale.
The only Western European country that bans selling them.
Everywhere not listed here, Vaping is allowed.
Restricted in 3 countries
Only legal as a prescription quit aid; shop sales break the law.
Pharmacies only since July 2024; vape shops can't sell them.
Nicotine vapes need approval as a medicine, and none has it.
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