Vaping / E-cigs — Austria

Vaping is banned everywhere smoking is banned in Austria - every bar, restaurant, cafe, indoor public building and shisha lounge, 24 hours a day, even when the place is closed or empty. You can bring your own device and liquid for personal use: Austria publishes no e-liquid quantity limit at all, so treat liquid as ordinary goods under the general allowance from outside the EU (EUR 430 arriving by air, EUR 300 otherwise) and declare if in doubt. Buying is 18+ and must be in person - Austria bans all mail-order and online sales of vapes and e-liquid to consumers, so you cannot have refills shipped to your hotel. Disposable vapes are still sold today but are banned from the end of 2026, and since 20 August 2026 dropping vape or cigarette waste on a public playground is a fineable offence.

Discarding cigarette butts or waste from related products, including vape waste, on a public playground carries an administrative fine of EUR 500, rising to EUR 2,000 for repeat offences, from 20 August 2026. No monetary penalty for an individual vaping in a no-smoking area was published on the pages read this run, so none is stated. The EUR 7,500 / EUR 15,000 fines in the ministry e-cigarette FAQ apply to MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS under s.14 TNRSG, not to travellers - do not repurpose them.