Sale

Countries/ jurisdictions regulate the sale of e-cigarettes

Of these ban sale of all types of e-cigarettes

In fifty-four countries/jurisdictions, that permit the sale of e-cigarettes, there are regulations around sale such as marketing authorization requirement, cross-border sale restrictions/regulations, restrictions in venues where they can be sold, or other restrictions

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, United States, Venezuela and Wales

Sale of all types of e-cigarettes is banned in 28 countries/jurisdictions

Argentina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Colombia, Gambia, India, Iran, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Qatar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and Uruguay

Three countries prohibit the sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes.

Jamaica, Japan, and Switzerland