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E-cigarette vaping in Ukraine

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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
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E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
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Ukraine Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
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E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
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Data sourced: 2024.   Page updated: 2026-08-14

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

References:
  1. 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/
  2. 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
  3. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
Comments:
  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

References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
Comments:
  1. 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
References:
  1. 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/
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
  3. 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
References:
  1. 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/
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.

Availability

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.

Regulations and restrictions

YES
1
2024
NO
2
2017
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 NO 1A
2024 YES 1B
References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
  2. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
Yes: 18 years
3
2024
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 NO 1A
2021 YES 1B
2024 YES 1C
References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
  2. https://tobaccoreporter.com/2021/08/02/ukrainian-lawmakers-crack-down-on-vaping/
  3. 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
References:
  1. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
  2. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
Comments:
  1. 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
References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/summary. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
NO
2
2017
References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
  2. Ukraine Details | Tobacco Control Laws. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/ukraine/summary.
  3. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ukraine. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ukraine/summary. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
Comments:
  1. The maximum nicotine concentration allowable in liquids for electronic cigarettes is 20 milligrams per 1 milliliter.
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