Spain's new tax on e-cigarette vaping took effect on April 1

More and more European countries are coming up with tax regulations for nicotine sachets. In 2024, Romania, Ukraine, Luxembourg and Slovakia introduced excise duty on this product category. This year, the Polish Government also approved the excise tax for nicotine sachets and introduced the excise tax rate in the fiscal calendar for 2025-2027, reports infomarket.md. Thus, in 2025, the excise tax rate amounts to 35 euros per kilogram of nicotine …

Spain's new tax on e-cigarette vaping took effect on April 1

Spain has officially implemented a new tax policy on e-cigarette vaping since Tuesday (1). The move aims to match the tax burden of e-cigarette vaping fluid with that of traditional tobacco and encourage a reduction in its consumption. According to the new policy, e-cigarette liquids containing less than 15 mg of nicotine per milliliter will be taxed at 0.15 euros, and if the nicotine content is higher, 0.20 euros will be taxed. The new tax poli…

Madrid, April 2, 2025 – The World Vapers' Alliance (WVA) has criticized the tax increase on vaping products that came into effect yesterday in Spain, considering the measure a setback in the fight against smoking and an unjustified punishment for adult smokers who have opted for a less harmful alternative. This measure aims to equate the taxation of e-cigarettes to that of traditional cigarettes by establishing a tax of 15 cents per milliliter o…