Vaping / E-cigs — Belgium
What travelers need to know about vaping / e-cigs in Belgium. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Vaping / E-cigs in Belgium: restricted — there are real limits travelers must follow.
Belgium is the strictest vaping country in western Europe. Disposable vapes are banned from sale outright - the first such ban in the EU - along with nicotine pouches, CBD pouches, snus and "smartvapes"; refillable devices and e-liquid remain legal to buy in person at 18+. Buying tobacco or vape products online is also illegal in Belgium, so do not order refills to your hotel. You may not vape anywhere smoking is banned: all enclosed public spaces and workplaces, professional passenger transport, any vehicle carrying a minor, playgrounds, zoos, amusement parks and sports grounds, and within 10 metres of the entrance to any school, hospital, care home, nursery or public library. Fines run from EUR 208 to EUR 8,000.
Breaching the smoking/vaping bans carries fines of EUR 208 to EUR 8,000. Supplying a tobacco or vaping product to a minor, including as a private individual, carries EUR 208 to EUR 24,000. Online sale or purchase of tobacco products can attract fines up to EUR 120,000. Breaches of the disposables ban are enforced by the FPS Public Health Consumer Products Inspectorate; stock found on sale is withdrawn and an administrative fine may follow.
§ FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu (FPS Public Health) - "Tabak: wat zegt de wet", Laatst bijgewerkt op 04/02/2026. Corroborated by the federal press service news.belgium.be: "Belgie verbiedt wegwerp e-sigaretten" (29 July 2024) and "Uitbreiding van het rookverbod en wetswijzigingen rond tabaksproducten" (17 December 2024).