News & Regulation Guides
Every explainer we have published, grouped by category. Each one carries a visible last-updated date and is revisited when the underlying law changes.
Regulation
Explainers on the laws and technical rules that govern vaping products in the UK.
Regulation
The UK disposable vape ban: what changed and what to use instead
Single-use vapes stopped being legal to sell in the UK from 1 June 2025. Here is why the ban happened, what retailers and vapers can still buy, and how to replace a disposable habit with a reusable device.
Regulation
E-liquid rules in the UK: nicotine limits, bottle sizes and labelling explained
The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations set a 20mg/ml nicotine cap, a 10ml limit on e-liquid bottles and a 2ml limit on pre-filled pods. Here is what that means when you are comparing products on a shop shelf.
Regulation
The new UK vaping duty: what's changing from October 2026
A new Vaping Products Duty of £2.20 per 10ml takes effect on 1 October 2026, alongside a one-off tobacco duty rise. Here is what the duty covers, who pays it, and what it means for the price of e-liquid.
Regulation
How the Al Fakher HyperMax Prime 50K works within UK vaping law
The Al Fakher HyperMax Prime 50K is a rechargeable pod kit, not a disposable, which is why it stayed legal to sell after the 1 June 2025 ban. Here is how its pod size, bottle size and nicotine strength sit inside TRPR limits, and what that means for spotting a compliant device.
Regulation
Vape advertising and marketing rules in the UK explained
E-cigarette ads are banned outright from TV and radio, shut out of most paid online advertising, and tightly restricted on social media. Here is how the CAP and BCAP codes actually control where and how vapes can be marketed.
Regulation
Nic salt e-liquid and the rules that keep it compliant
Nicotine salt e-liquid is bound by the same TRPR limits as any other vaping product, from the 20mg/ml strength cap to the 10ml bottle size and child-resistant labelling rules. Here is how those rules apply to nic salts specifically, and how to tell a compliant bottle from one that isn't.
Regulation
How devices like the Lost Mary BM6000 comply with the UK disposable vape ban
The Lost Mary BM6000 is a rechargeable pod system, not a disposable, which is why it remained legal to sell after the 1 June 2025 single-use ban. Here is how that structural difference works in practice, and how to spot a genuinely compliant device on a shop shelf.
News
Coverage of how UK vaping rules are enforced in practice, and what is changing.
News
Trading Standards and underage sales: how the UK is enforcing vape age laws
It has been illegal to sell vapes to anyone under 18 since e-cigarettes came onto the UK market. Here is how the age-of-sale rule actually works, what retailers are required to do, and how enforcement has developed.