Selling vaping or other notifiable products

Find out more about general retailers of vaping and other notifiable products, and regulated product seller (RPS) notifications.

There are many different oral nicotine products. How they are dealt with under the law depends on whether the nicotine component is tobacco-based or synthetic-based, and the intended use.

To become a specialist vape retailer, understand the eligibility criteria and application process involved.

All new specialist vape retailers must be a certain distance away from registered schools, marae and early childcare education centres.

New restrictions on the display and visibility of vapes are now in force. Penalties for failing to comply with the visibility and display restrictions on all regulated products will also increase.

A person must not sell, offer for sale, manufacture, supply or distribute a disposable vaping device.

No one under 18 is allowed in a specialist vape retail store at any time. Specialist vape retailers must take all practicable steps to prevent people under the age of 18 entering their approved vaping store. 

To become a specialist vape retailer, understand the process you need to go through to apply to the Vaping Regulatory Authority.

It is prohibited to encourage the use, promote the sale, or notify the availability of regulated products, including vaping products, by publishing a regulated product advertisement.

Vaping products, smokeless tobacco, and herbal smoking products must not be sold to anyone under 18 years old.