All Illicit Vapes articles
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NewsAwareness of illegal tobacco on the rise
New JTI UK research marking the first anniversary of its ‘It Costs More Than You Think’ campaign reveals 85% of the public have heard of illegal tobacco, but 82% say enforcement is inadequate to tackle the growing black market
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NewsProposed plain packaging for vapes could cost retailers over £330m
Campaign group We Vape has joined the call for retailers to comment on any upcoming changes to vape packaging rules
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NewsOver 1.3m prohibited vapes have been seized since 2025’s disposables ban
Research reveals over 1.3m illegal vaping products have been seized in the UK since last year’s disposables ban
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NewsMore vape companies comment on Government’s plain packaging and display plans
Vape liquid manufacturers, distributors and more add their voices to the debate around the future of vaping
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NewsGovernment proposes vape display ban and plain packaging
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on sweeping restrictions for the vape category, including a display ban and plain packaging
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NewsIllegal tobacco found on sale in a quarter of Liverpool stores
Operation finds 25% of independent shops selling tobacco visited in Liverpool are selling illegal tobacco
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NewsEnforcement gaps leave nicotine pouches open to black market
Campaigners We Vape write to MPs in response to data highlighting major enforcement gap for nicotine pouches
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News‘Retailers are leaving the industry in droves’: how illicit tobacco is damaging convenience stores
Convenience Store speaks to illicit tobacco expert Rohan Pike about the threat it poses to the UK high street
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NewsUK councils' store inspections have fallen by 53% despite £10m Trading Standards boost
A recent freedom of information request has revealed many councils made fewer store inspections in 2025
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NewsOne in 10 vape users still have disposables they’ve stockpiled
Experts sound the alarm on highly dangerous stockpiled disposable vapes
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NewsHull revealed as UK’s illicit nicotine pouch seizure hotspot
New freedom of information data ranks the UK’s councils on their illicit tobacco seizures
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News'We are coming for you' - tax minister’s stark warning to rogue stores
HMRC to carry out over 30k interventions this year to fight tax fraud and illegal activity on high streets
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NewsA year on from the single-use vape ban most people use reusables - but smoking rates have risen
New Elfbar survey reveals rise in reusable vapes but suggests smoking is slowly on the rise
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NewsCould a DRS for used vapes really work?
A vape DRS could reduce precious metal waste and prevent dangerous fires
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Products In DepthTobacco and Vapes: Taking on the illicit market
A year after the disposable vape ban, illicit trade in vapes and tobacco continues to surge, with nearly half of UK cigarettes now illicit and corner shops cited as a major source
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News‘A win for responsible retailers’ - Industry reacts to new powers against rogue businesses
The retail industry has broadly welcomed today’s announcement by Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood
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NewsACS launches campaign to crack down on rogue traders
The Association of Convenience Stores has launched its ‘Stop Rogue Traders’ campaign, calling for stronger sanctions and additional funding to combat illicit trade
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NewsLancashire retailer jailed for illegal tobacco and vape operation
Keyvan Manouchehri was sentenced to 20 months in prison after Trading Standards officers uncovered an illegal tobacco and vape operation at Euro Mini Market in Lancashire, with seized goods worth an estimated £74,000
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NewsOver 1.3m illegal vapes seized by UK councils in 2025
More than 1.3 million illegal vapes, e-liquids and e-cigarettes were seized by UK councils in 2025, with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council confiscating the highest number at nearly 292,000 products
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NewsDisposable vape ban fuels black market, study finds
Research from Haypp has revealed that 35% of vapers have purchased disposable vapes since the ban was introduced in June 2025, with convenience stores identified as the primary source for illicit products