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.

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.

From 17 June 2025 specialist retailers can only display vaping products within their premises in such a way that they are not visible from outside the store, this includes on websites. General retailers of notifiable products (including vaping, smokeless tobacco and herbal smoking products) must not display products in-store or on websites. 

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