Vaping Products Duty and Vaping Duty Stamps guidance

VPDS161300 - Vaping Products Duty and Vaping Duty Stamps: Scanning events: Transitional duty stamps

A transitional duty stamp will have the same design features as the digital stamp (including being the same size but a different colour), but without the ability to be scanned. A transitional stamp may not be:

• obtained after 31 August 2026 (when digital stamps will be mandatory)
• affixed to the packaging of any liable vaping product packaged after 30 September 2026 or released for consumption in the UK after 31 March 2027

Transitional stamps may legitimately remain in retail premises after 31 March 2027, so caution should be exercised if they are found.