E-cigarettes and vaping are legally allowed in Ukraine, including their sale and use. Vaping products can be purchased through online channels but not from vending machines. Regulations impose some restrictions on e-cigarettes and vaping, including a requirement for health warnings on the packaging of these products and restrictions on their use in public places. The minimum legal age for their purchase is 18 years. Manufacturers are required to notify authorities of the introduction of new vaping products into the market and use only authorised flavours. The maximum allowable nicotine concentration is 20 mg/ml.
Ukraine had an estimated 1.9 million vapers in 2024, representing an adult current vaping prevalence of 5.3%. This prevalence was 3.9% among females and 7% among males in 2024.
Prevalence
- 1. Kyiv International Institute of Sociology face-to-face survey 2024 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Kyiv International Institute of Sociology face-to-face survey 2024 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
- Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
- Household survey of persons 15 years of age or older.A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. The temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, city of Sevastopol, and certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, were excluded from GATS 2017 survey.There were a total of 8,298 completed individual interviews.
Product promotion
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.
Regulation
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | no specific law | 1A |
| 2017 | Allowed | 1B |
| 2024 | Allowed | 1C |
- Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | Yes | 2A |
| 2017 | Yes | 2B |
- Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
Availability
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | Yes | |
| 2017 | Yes | 2A |
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
Regulations and restrictions
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NO | 1A |
| 2024 | YES | 1B |
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NO | 1A |
| 2021 | YES | 1B |
| 2024 | YES | 1C |
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- https://tobaccoreporter.com/2021/08/02/ukrainian-lawmakers-crack-down-on-vaping/
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | No | 1A |
| 2024 | 20 mg/ml | 1B A |
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
- The maximum nicotine concentration allowable in liquids for electronic cigarettes is 20 milligrams per 1 milliliter.
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | YES | |
| 2024 | YES | 3A |
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/summary. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
- Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/summary. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
- The maximum nicotine concentration allowable in liquids for electronic cigarettes is 20 milligrams per 1 milliliter.
Publications
Current use prevalence of HTP according to the most recent survey in EECA
The use of heated tobacco products mostly follows the trends observed in vaping in the EECA region. Once again, Belarus (3%), Ukraine (3%) and Georgia (2.3%) show a moderate but noteworthy presence of these products and their use. Moldova deviates from this pattern, with HTP use at 2.6%, while current vaping prevalence stands at only 0.7%. Similar to the low vaping prevalence, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan exhibit low rates of HTP use.
The European Union (EU) Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) 2016 Changes to the EU TPD
- No Fire, No Smoke: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction
The TPD is a Directive of the EU which means that all EU countries must ‘transpose’ or incorporate the TPD requirements into their national laws. The only flexibility permitted is the ability to enact additional regulations. The current Directive entered into force on 19th May 2014 and became applicable in the EU Member States on 20th May 2016.
In 2014 a revised Tobacco Products Directive known as TPD 2 was issued by the EU to update the 2001 Tobacco Products Directive. TPD2 regulates all tobacco products in the European Union and its scope is wide. It covers product regulation in terms of reporting obligations of ingredients and emissions for all tobacco products. It includes product packaging and labelling including the size and appearance of products, traceability features to be fixed onto packaging as well as health warnings. It covers cross-border advertising of tobacco products; it reinforces the ban on oral tobacco products (snus), but importantly it provides for the placing on the market of e-cigarettes and refill containers, as well as making provision for notification of novel tobacco products. It also provides for herbal cigarettes.
See also p. 96 of the report: No Fire, No Smoke: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2018 — Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (gsthr.org)