Vape / E-Cigarette → Taiwan

Import banned under Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act

Details

Taiwan's amended Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (effective 22 March 2023) prohibits the manufacture, import, sale, supply, advertising, and use of all e-cigarettes and heated-tobacco products that have not undergone Taiwan FDA review. As no devices are currently approved, all vape devices and pods carried by travelers are seized at arrival. Personal-import fines range from TWD 50,000 to 250,000 per offence.

Quantity limit

Zero

Legal reference

Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (amended 2023)

Practical advice

Do not bring or send vape / e-cigarette to Taiwan. Confirm current rules with Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance (財政部關務署) before travel; enforcement and penalties may change.

Customs authority

Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance (財政部關務署) · https://web.customs.gov.tw