sale of illegal vapes
Sutton Trading Standards initiated a crackdown on illegal vape sales in September 2025, targeting non-compliant products and retailers.
Sutton Trading Standards initiated a crackdown on the sale of illegal vapes in September 2025, with non-compliant retailers facing unlimited fines and up to two years in prison. The enforcement targets vapes lacking correct warning labels, tactile warnings, a UK manufacturing base, or those with over-capacity tanks or not registered on the Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's website.
The crackdown by Sutton Trading Standards also includes illegal tobacco that is non duty paid, not destined for the UK, counterfeit, or lacks correct labelling or traceability information. This enforcement action aims to address products that do not comply with regulations.
Key facts
- Sutton Trading Standards began a crackdown on illegal vape sales in September 2025. Source
- Non-compliant retailers face unlimited fines and up to two years in prison. Source
- Targeted vapes include those without correct warning labels or a UK manufacturing base. Source
- Vapes with over-capacity tanks or not registered on the MHRA website are also targeted. Source
- Illegal tobacco lacking correct labelling or traceability information is also targeted. Source
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