Is vaping legal in Costa Rica?

Legal / lightly regulated

E-cigarettes are legal, subject to an age limit.

Costa Rica is one of 89 countries classified “Legal / lightly regulated” for e-cigarettes — 50% of the 178 with data. (Also searched as vaping, vapes.)

Source

Taken from: Wikipedia: Regulation of electronic cigarettes
Last checked: 15 September 2026
How it was classified: Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Nicaragua: Sales banned E-cigarette sales are prohibited.
Panama: Sales banned E-cigarette sales are prohibited.
Honduras: Legal / lightly regulated E-cigarettes are legal, subject to an age limit.
El Salvador: Legal / lightly regulated E-cigarettes are legal, subject to an age limit.
Guatemala: Legal / lightly regulated E-cigarettes are legal, subject to an age limit.
Belize: Legal / lightly regulated E-cigarettes are legal, subject to an age limit.

Other laws in Costa Rica

Cannabis: Decriminalized
Drinking Age: 18–20
Smoking Age: 18

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