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E-cigarette vaping in Vietnam

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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Profile
Vietnam Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2026-08-14

E-cigarettes and vaping are banned by law in Vietnam including their importation, sale, possession, and use. Data from 2015 show that 0.2% of the adult population in Vietnam used e-cigarettes. Among adult women, the current prevalence of vaping was 0.1% and among adult men it was 0.4% in that year.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2015 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. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2015 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

Product promotion

Comments:
  1. Banned at place of sale and banned in all media.
  2. Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.

Regulation

Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier Allowed 1A
2024 Banned 1B
2025 Banned 1C
2025 Banned 1D
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. Anti-smoking Global Index. (2024). [Data set]. https://antismoking.global/
  3. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Viet Nam. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/viet-nam/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 21 July 2026.
  4. 1. Tobacco Asia. Vietnam Bans Novel Nicotine. Available at: https://www.tobaccoasia.com/news/vietnam-bans-novel-nicotine/. Accessed: 14 August 2026. 2. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Viet Nam. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/viet-nam/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 14 August 2026.
Yes
2
References:
  1. 1. Tobacco Asia. Vietnam Bans Novel Nicotine. Available at: https://www.tobaccoasia.com/news/vietnam-bans-novel-nicotine/. Accessed: 14 August 2026. 2. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Viet Nam. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/viet-nam/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 14 August 2026.
  2. 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/

Availability

References:
  1. 1. Tobacco Asia. Vietnam Bans Novel Nicotine. Available at: https://www.tobaccoasia.com/news/vietnam-bans-novel-nicotine/. Accessed: 14 August 2026. 2. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Viet Nam. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/viet-nam/e-cigarettes/main-policies. Accessed: 14 August 2026.
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