Is vaping legal in the United Kingdom?
Regulated
E-cigarettes are legal and regulated; disposable vapes are banned from June 2025 but reusable devices remain legal.
The United Kingdom is one of 49 countries classified “Regulated” for e-cigarettes — 28% of the 178 with data. (Also searched as vaping, vapes.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Checked by hand against the source.
Nearby countries
- Ireland
- Regulated E-cigarettes are legal but nicotine strength is capped by law.
- Netherlands
- Regulated E-cigarettes are legal but nicotine strength is capped by law.
- Belgium
- Regulated E-cigarettes are legal but nicotine strength is capped by law.
- Luxembourg
- Regulated E-cigarettes are legal but nicotine strength is capped by law.
- Denmark
- Regulated E-cigarettes are legal but nicotine strength is capped by law.
- France
- Regulated E-cigarettes are legal but nicotine strength is capped by law.
Other laws in United Kingdom
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- Khat
- Illegal
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