Disposable Vapes in Europe Meet the “Three Changes”?
Undeniably, issues such as puff count, capacity, and environmental concerns have become bottlenecks in the development of disposable vapes in the UK and even the European market. This characteristic can be observed at the Birmingham Vape Expo, the largest vaping event in Europe this year. It also implies a potential shift towards a “disposable technology” […]
Global Vape News Weekly Roundup 2022.11.14
1、Empire Brands launches Blu2.0 in the UK market Empire Brands recently launched a new vape product in the U.K. market – Blu2.0, replacing its existing Myblu product. Empire Brands said the new product uses ceramic coil heating technology, while its previous product used a cotton coil, so the new product can provide a better consumer […]
South Africa Sticks With the High Tax on Ecig
In July this year, the South African government announced that it would impose an excise tax on e-cigarette products, which would come into effect on 1 January 2023, a proposal announced to the community and consulted on last year. In response, the local e-cigarette industry has expressed discontent that if the government introduces a tax […]
Global Vape News Weekly Roundup
Today is Saturday; let’s review what happened in the vape industry this week. 1. Hong Kong is considering resuming trans-export trade in vapor Recently, an insider revealed: Given the economic value of trans-export, senior officials in Hong Kong SAR are considering amending the ban to allow the trans-export trade of new tobacco products, such as […]
Great News for E-cigarette Shipments in 2022
Hong Kong may lift the ban on the trans-exporting of e-cigarettes by land and sea to boost growth, the cost for ecig shipments will cut down. On 18th Oct, China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may lift a ban on trans-exporting e-cigarettes and other heated tobacco products by land and sea by the end of […]
New Zealand Hospitals Offer E-cig to Smoking Patients
June 24 — New Zealand’s Wanganui District Health Board (DHB) announced that its hospital on New Zealand’s North Island would be completely smoke-free on June 27, but it didn’t stop there. It also announced it would offer free e-cigarettes to patients and encourage them to use them in the Te Awhina acute mental health unit. […]
Shenzhen Customs Assists Vape Export
Shenzhen Baoan District continues to deepen cooperation between the customs and help vaping enterprises maintain stability and improve the quality of foreign trade. On the afternoon of May 20th, the Baoan District Industry & Information Technology Bureau and Nantou Customs and Tongle Customs carry out a special lecture on the import and export policy in […]
Shenzhen’s Covid-19 outbreak will affect vaping Industry
March 14 – Shenzhen, the world capital of vaping product manufacturing, has recently been affected by Covid-19, which is expected to restrict daily life and work for eight days, scheduled to last from March 14 through March 20. Shenzhen residents are being told to stay home from Sunday, except those who work in businesses such […]
LGA Urges UK to Cut VAT on Vape from 20% to 5%
The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, has urged the government to cut VAT on vape products to help more people quit smoking. The LGA said VAT on vape should be reduced from 20% to 5% to bring them in line with the sale of nicotine gum and patches. Current […]
Hertfordshire Supports the Smoke-Free Day with a Free E-cig Kit
March 9 – Hertfordshire No Smoking Day in the UK takes place on March 9, 2022, so to mark the day and help smokers who want to quit, Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is offering free e-cigarette starter kits to adults over the age of 18 who have tried and failed to quit but are ready […]
Bantam Vape Receives U.S. Postal Service Waiver to Allow Shipping Throughout USA
Bantam provided the USPS with the necessary documentation to obtain an exception to the PACT Act’s prohibition on shipping vapor products through the USPS. March 8 – U.S. E-liquid manufacturer Bantam Vape has received a waiver from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), allowing the company to ship its E-liquid products to e-cigarette retailers and distributors […]
UK Vapers Can Buy E-cigarettes from Vending Machines
March 7 – For the first time in the UK, people can buy e-cigarette products from vending machines using a digital ID on their smartphones. As part of a 12-month trial approved by Bucks & Surrey Trading Standards – a decade after the sale of tobacco products through machines was banned from keeping them out […]
USA Launches a Lawsuit Against Puff Bar
March 5 – A U.S. law firm has launched a class action call for lawsuits against Puff Bar. On the call for cases page, the firm writes: Do you suffer from a lung injury, heart-related injury, seizures, and nicotine addiction? If so, you may have a legal claim against e-cigarette manufacturer Puff Bar. Puff bars […]
US Banned JUUL Compatible Pods
Crackdown on Compatible Pods has become a trend in the e-cigarette industry, with foreign countries explicitly banning Compatible Pods from entering the market by legal means, an effective means of maintaining market order and promoting healthy development of the industry. According to the official U.S. media “Federal Register,” the U.S. International Trade Commission (The International […]
Bidi Vapor Wins Judicial Stay of FDA Marketing Denial Order
Bidi Vapor Wins Judicial Stay of FDA Marketing Denial Order, and Shares Soar 92%. Kaival Brands, the U.S. e-cigarette company that sells the disposable e-cigarette Bidi Vapor, reportedly saw its shares soared 92% last night. It is mainly due to its MDO marketing denial order revocation, which allows it to proceed to PMTA scientific review. […]
Canadian Vapers Call on Dropping Flavor Ban
Vaping has proven to be a less harmful alternative to smoking. According to Canada’s news report, Numerous smokers gathered in Ottawa to tell the newly elected Liberal government that a flavor ban on vapor products would prompt smokers to return to smoking and discourage smokers from trying potentially lives. In its regulatory proposal, the government […]
US Vaping Sales Return to Growth
Replacement Pods Up 6%; Disposables Vapes Grow Strongly; E-liquid Down. Disposables vape sales continued to grow strongly in the third quarter of 2021, up 21%. During TMA’s “From Change to Change” webinar on November 17, MSA Vice President Don Burke said he expects the industry to continue to grow through 2022. “Vaping is up 18.5%. […]
Malaysia Taxes E-cigarettes
Taxing e-cigarette products is the first step towards better regulation. In October, Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz noted the government’s plan to raise excise taxes on liquid or gel products from e-cigarettes, Including nicotine, in the 2022 budget, according to a foreign news report on 13 November. It will effectively increase […]
Will Supply Issues Affect the Vape Industry in 2022?
Experts expects predict supply issues in the vape industry to continue in 2022. The vape industry is somewhat unique. Almost all vape devices and accessories come from Chinese. It is also unique because regulatory changes in the US make it difficult for some US consumers to purchase vape devices and e-liquid online in 2021. So, […]
Australia’s Vape Ban Meets Challenges
An Australian industry expert has revealed that e-cigarette suppliers are circumventing Australia’s ban on Chinese-made disposable e-cigarette devices by selling them on the black market, according to a foreign news report On 14th, Oct. The owner of one of Australia’s largest e-cigarette stores claims that a recent crackdown aimed at curbing nicotine e-cigarettes while allowing […]
Vuse Gets First Premarket Tobacco Product Marketing Granted Orders
On 13th October, the U.S. e-cigarette market suddenly came big news. The world’s first electronic cigarette brand to pass the U.S. PMTA has been born, that is, British American Tobacco’s Reynolds Tobacco (RJ Reynolds) Vuse. FDA: First-time legal sale of e-cigarettes allowed, suitable for protecting public health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced […]
15 Leading U.S. Tobacco Control Experts Call for Ecig
In a article published in the “American Journal of Public Health”, the nation’s most influential tobacco control experts come together to endorse the harm-reduction benefits of E-cigarettes use for adult smokers, call for its public image to be restored, and highlight its ability to save lives as a safer alternative to combustible cigarettes. Media “Filter,” says […]
Vape Clinic-A New Model for Vape Store
VPZ in the UK has set up a “vape clinic” to provide comprehensive services for harm reduction. With the growing popularity of vaping products worldwide, the concept of “tobacco harm reduction” is gaining more and more public attention, and as the demand for “tobacco harm reduction” grows, the related services need to be upgraded and […]
