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A UK passport shown next to a vape device with a prohibition mark through it, illustrating that e-cigarettes cannot be brought into Mexico and will be confiscated by customs.
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.by : shane margereson

Can You Vape in Mexico?

Mexican customs list vapes as goods you cannot bring in, alongside weapons and ammunition, and they will take yours off you. But the law changed on 16 January 2026, and almost every article you will read about it is out of date. Possession is now expressly exempt, and the $400 airport fine that half the internet quotes cannot be traced to any Mexican source at all.

Bar chart headed They taxed every millilitre I vape, they never worked out how many I use, comparing the 2ml a day implied by the UK vape tax against the 5.7 to 10.3ml a day Ecigone measured across almost 18,000 customers.
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.by : shane margereson

They Taxed Every Millilitre I Vape. They Never Worked Out How Many I Use.

HM Treasury built a per-millilitre tax on vaping without ever establishing how many millilitres a vaper actually gets through. There is no published figure. So we measured it ourselves, across almost 18,000 customers and over 4,300 purchase cycles. The typical vaper is on 5.7 to 10.3ml a day. The number the tax implies is 2ml.

Checklist of what UK law requires on an e-liquid bottle: batch number, ingredients, nicotine content and a health warning, with a best-before date crossed out as not legally required.
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.by : shane margereson

Does E-Liquid Expire?

Here is something most shops will not tell you: a best-before date on e-liquid is not a legal requirement in the UK, and it is not a safety cut-off. It is the manufacturer's best guess at when the flavour drops off.

Bar chart comparing around £6,000 a year to smoke twenty cigarettes a day against £500 to £800 a year to vape on a refillable kit, including the 2026 vape tax.
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.by : shane margereson

Is Vaping Cheaper Than Smoking?

Smoking twenty a day costs around £6,000 a year. Vaping on a refillable kit costs £500 to £800, and it stays cheaper even after the vape tax lands in October 2026. Here are the actual numbers, and where they come from.

Longfill e-liquids explained showing Just Juice Bar Salts, Seriously Pod Fill Max Triple Mango and Chubby Longfills Banana bottles as examples of how longfills work.
E-Liquids
.by : shane margereson

Longfill E-Liquids: How They Work and Why They're Worth Trying

What are shortfill e-liquids guide showing popular 100ml shortfill bottles from Wick Liquor, Vampire Vape Heisenberg and Zeus Juice The Black Ice.
E-Liquids
.by : shane margereson

What Are Shortfill E-Liquids? A Quick Guide to Shortfills and Nic Shots