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Vaping Products Duty approvals: the 31 July 2026 deadline retailers and warehouses should not missUK Regulation & Compliance

Vaping Products Duty approvals: the 31 July 2026 deadline retailers and warehouses should not miss

HMRC has warned that Vaping Products Duty and duty-stamp approvals can take more than 45 working days. Here is who should act by 31 July 2026, what ordinary retailers should check, and what changes from 1 October.

Portsmouth’s illegal vape figures: what the 2025-26 Trading Standards data showsUK Regulation & Compliance

Portsmouth’s illegal vape figures: what the 2025-26 Trading Standards data shows

Portsmouth Trading Standards recorded 63 illicit-vaping-product complaints, 10,017 vape packs seized and 18 shops evidenced as selling illegal vapes in 2025-26. Here is what tho…

Solobar Boost 30K UK: what adult buyers should verify before the 30K puff claimPod System Reviews

Solobar Boost 30K UK: what adult buyers should verify before the 30K puff claim

A plain-English 18+ UK buyer check on the Solobar Boost 30K, covering the 30K puff claim, 2ml pod and 10ml refill-container format, MHRA search evidence, replacement availabilit…

UK vape packaging consultation 2026: what adult buyers and retailers should watchUK Regulation & Compliance

UK vape packaging consultation 2026: what adult buyers and retailers should watch

GOV.UK has opened a 2026 consultation on vape packaging, device appearance, flavour descriptors and retail display. Here is what is being proposed, what is not law yet, and what…

CAP's June 2026 vape ad guidance: the under-25 and under-18 appeal audit for retailersUK Regulation & Compliance

CAP's June 2026 vape ad guidance: the under-25 and under-18 appeal audit for retailers

CAP's June 2026 AdviceOnline update gives vape retailers a practical creative-audit prompt: check who appears in permitted marketing, whether the presentation could particularly…

Vape duty stamp activation data: the new product details HMRC wants recordedUK Regulation & Compliance

Vape duty stamp activation data: the new product details HMRC wants recorded

HMRC’s vape duty stamp guidance now puts product data at the centre of the process. Here is what UK vape retailers, importers and affixing operators should understand about SKU …

Allo Pava Horiz Ultra UK: smart-screen vape or age-appeal risk?Pod System Reviews

Allo Pava Horiz Ultra UK: smart-screen vape or age-appeal risk?

The Allo Pava Horiz Ultra brings a touchscreen, Bluetooth-style controls and puff records to a refillable pod kit. For adult UK buyers, the question is whether those smart featu…

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Vaping Products Duty approvals: the 31 July 2026 deadline retailers and warehouses should not miss
UK Regulation & Compliance

Vaping Products Duty approvals: the 31 July 2026 deadline retailers and warehouses should not miss

HMRC has warned that Vaping Products Duty and duty-stamp approvals can take more than 45 working days. Here is who should act by 31 July 2026, what ordinary retailers should che…

Portsmouth’s illegal vape figures: what the 2025-26 Trading Standards data shows
UK Regulation & Compliance

Portsmouth’s illegal vape figures: what the 2025-26 Trading Standards data shows

Portsmouth Trading Standards recorded 63 illicit-vaping-product complaints, 10,017 vape packs seized and 18 shops evidenced as selling illegal vapes in 2025-26. Here is what tho…

UK vape packaging consultation 2026: what adult buyers and retailers should watch
UK Regulation & Compliance

UK vape packaging consultation 2026: what adult buyers and retailers should watch

GOV.UK has opened a 2026 consultation on vape packaging, device appearance, flavour descriptors and retail display. Here is what is being proposed, what is not law yet, and what…

CAP's June 2026 vape ad guidance: the under-25 and under-18 appeal audit for retailers
UK Regulation & Compliance

CAP's June 2026 vape ad guidance: the under-25 and under-18 appeal audit for retailers

CAP's June 2026 AdviceOnline update gives vape retailers a practical creative-audit prompt: check who appears in permitted marketing, whether the presentation could particularly…

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