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What you need to do if you sell or store tobacco products in the UK.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Government to introduce historic new law to protect future generations of young people from the harms of smoking.
Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will deliver on the Prime Minister's commitment to create a smokefree generation, saving thousands of lives and billions for the NHS.
Check what security features you’ll need put on tobacco product packaging.
Find out if you need to pay Tobacco Products Duty if you make or import tobacco, how much it is and when you can suspend or defer payment.
Product recall for Horns Bee electric cigarette rolling machine presenting a serious risk of electric shock and fire.
The law on smoking in the workplace and what businesses must do to prevent smoking at work
Find out about the penalties that can be applied if you do not follow the UK tobacco track and trace rules.
Over 12,000 responses so far submitted on government proposals to create first ‘smokefree generation’, less than halfway through the consultation period.
Evidence on the impact of e-cigarettes, information on government policy and regulation, and guidance for organisations on vaping policies.
Government seeks views on adding pack inserts to tobacco products to encourage smokers to quit.
Find out how you can import tobacco products into the UK from countries inside and outside the EU.
Create an account with the UK ID issuer for business or product IDs if you're involved in the supply of tobacco products in the UK.
Current and former UK chief medical officers (CMOs) and current deputy CMOs write for The Times on the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
From 1 January 2014 herbal smoking products will have Tobacco Products Duty charged on them unless they are to be used exclusively for medical purposes.
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health.
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