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As the UK’s new Vaping Products Duty and duty stamp scheme take effect (see our companion briefing, “UK Vaping Products Duty: Eight Actions Businesses Must Take Immediately Before 1 October 2026”), enforcement agencies across several countries are reporting a related but separate trend.
The UK Vaping Products Duty starts on 1 October 2026, alongside a new duty stamp scheme with its own timetable. VAT continues to apply separately. Further retail restrictions follow on 29 October 2026. With under four weeks left, this briefing sets out eight practical actions for any business that manufactures, imports, stores or sells vaping products in the UK.
Since 1998, World Trade Organization members have periodically renewed a commitment to continue the practice of not applying customs duties to electronic transmissions – the moratorium that has underpinned duty-free treatment of software downloads, streaming, e-books, cloud services and other digitally delivered products.