Vaping / E-cigs — Australia
What travelers need to know about vaping / e-cigs in Australia. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Vaping / E-cigs in Australia: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.
Do not pack a vape for Australia. Importing vaping goods — vapes, disposable vapes, pods, cartridges and e-liquids — is prohibited unless the importer holds both a licence and a written permission granted by a prescribed authority, the permission is produced to the Collector, and the goods arrive by means other than post (Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956, reg. 5A(1)). The only routes open to a passenger are therapeutic. Reg. 5A(2) lets a person on board a ship or aircraft carry vaping goods presented as being for the treatment of themselves or someone in their care, capped at 2 vapes, 20 cartridges, capsules or pods, and 200 ml of vape substances in liquid form. Reg. 5A(3) separately exempts goods meeting reg. 5(2)(b), which requires that they were prescribed by a medical practitioner and supplied in accordance with that prescription. A recreational vape in your luggage meets neither.
§ Federal Register of Legislation (Australia) — Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956, reg. 5A (Compilation No. 147, compilation date 13 July 2026)Verified Sep 23, 2026