Pre-filled PODs
The 1 October vape duty barely touches this format
The UK's new Vaping Products Duty is charged by volume - £2.20 per 10ml plus VAT - so it lands hardest on high-volume, low-cost liquid and lightest on prefilled pods and cartridges. Across the UK market, once duty-paid stock arrives:
- XPOD prefilled 3-pack (6ml) - about £1.58 in duty
- SNAPS cartridge 5-pack (5ml) - about £1.32 in duty
- Robusto e-cigar pod 3-pack (6ml) - about £1.58 in duty
- 10ml e-liquid bottle - about £2.64 in duty
- 100ml shortfill + 2 nic shots (120ml) - about £31.68 in duty
Shortfill users face the steepest increase on the UK market. Prefilled pods and cartridges face one of the smallest. Our own pre-duty stock arrived before 1 October, so ePuffer prices hold while it lasts.
Per item, while that item lasts. Each product holds its pre-duty price only until that specific line sells out. When we restock with duty-paid product the duty is added to that item, and its price changes then - which may be October, or months later.
How the duty affects each format