What You Need to Know…
The UK Government has announced that from 1st June 2025, it will become illegal for businesses to sell or supply all single-use vapes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. From this date, products will only be compliant if they are Refillable and Rechargeable.
Single-use disposable vape products, are now being replaced with reusable alternatives that have a rechargeable battery, can be refilled (or use a refill container available for purchase), and feature a replaceable coil, either within a prefilled pod or available separately.
Our Handy Vape Guide…
Being a vape industry leader, Supreme PLC offers a variety of new and compliant products from all our best-selling brands. The following guide focuses on what will be compliant post 1st June 2025 to help you understand what to stock next. We have a full range of compliant prefilled pod vapes from best-selling brands 88Vape, Liberty Flights, MOJA, ELFBAR, Lost Mary, IVG and more…
What are the best alternatives for disposable vapes?
There is a variety of alternative products to replace disposable vape stock for your business. The closest product range to single-use vapes are prefilled pod system vapes.
Prefilled pod systems are vaping devices which use pre-filled e-liquid cartridges (pods) instead of having a refillable tank. The devices are rechargeable, making these products compliant to the new regulations.
Supreme PLC stocks a full range of prefilled pod system vapes in a variety of different flavours. Best-selling brands 88Vape, Liberty Flights, MOJA, ELFBAR, Lost Mary, IVG and more, are available to order today…
When will the disposable vape ban come into effect?
The government’s single-use vape ban will officially come into effect on Sunday 1st June 2025, and retailers will have to clear their stock of disposable vapes by this date (view more information on GOV.UK). Business that continue to sell disposable vapes will face potential fines or legal action.
What does the ban mean for vape consumers?
From 1st June 2025, any vapes legally on sale in the UK must be reusable, meaning that they can be recharged and refilled. Consumers who vape will still have access to a wide range of vaping products, including reusable versions of prefilled pod vapes or refillable vape devices.
Regardless of whether they are reusable, vapes should be properly recycled to ensure critical materials are not wasted and to protect the environment. Supreme PLC, ELFBAR and B&M partnered in 2024 to roll out an innovative vape recycling scheme in over 700 B&M stores nationwide. All vape retailers should offer a ‘take back’ service for used vapes, pods, coils, and batteries. Consumers can find their nearest vape recycling point here.
What does the ban mean for retailers?
By the 1st June 2025, all retailers must stop selling or supplying disposable vapes. This means any stock must be sold or safely disposed of before this deadline. Retailers could face civil sanctions or criminal penalties if they continue to sell any disposable vape products after this deadline.
What happens if a business breaches the ban law?
Regardless of where your business is located within the UK, retailers that breach the single-use vape ban will face fines or potential legal action. View more details here: GOV.UK – If you get caught selling or supplying a single-use vape from 1 June 2025
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Useful Links
For more legislation details, visit GOV.UK – Single-use vapes ban: what businesses need to do to understand what these changes mean for your business.
Please see original terms of The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations 2024 here:
• The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024
• The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
• The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024
• The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024
