E-cigarette and vape rules in Austria (2026)

Last reviewed: 7 November 2026

In short: Selling e-cigarettes to anyone under 18 is banned. Disposable e-cigarettes are banned from 20 August 2026, with sell-off periods to 31 August 2026 (to retailers) and 31 December 2026 (to consumers). Nicotine liquid is limited to 20 mg/ml.

RuleWhat applies
Minimum age to buyBuying or using e-cigarettesSelling e-cigarettes and e-liquids to anyone under 18 is banned. [1]
Flavour restrictionsBuying or using e-cigarettes⚠ Not yet verified
Disposable vapesBuying or using e-cigarettesPlacing disposable e-cigarettes on the market is banned. The ban applies from 20 August 2026 (BGBl. I Nr. 68/2026). Old stock could be passed to retailers until 31 August 2026 and sold to consumers until 31 December 2026. [2]
Nicotine strength limitBuying or using e-cigarettesNicotine liquids may contain at most 20 mg of nicotine per ml. Nicotine liquids may be sold only in refill containers of at most 10 ml, or in disposable cartridges whose cartridge or tank holds at most 2 ml. [3]
Where vaping is bannedBuying or using e-cigarettesVaping is banned in rooms used for teaching, training and negotiations, in school and child-care facilities including their outdoor areas, in rooms where food or drink is made or served and in all indoor guest areas of catering businesses. It is also banned in enclosed vehicles used for paid passenger transport and in any enclosed vehicle with a person under 18 inside. The smoking ban expressly extends to related products consumed by inhalation, which include e-cigarettes. It does not apply to rooms used only for private purposes. [4]

Notes

  • This covers sale. Provincial youth-protection laws, which may cover possession and use, were not checked.
  • The law defines characterising flavours, but a flavour ban for e-liquids was not confirmed in the sources read.
  • This is the federal law. The text read does not list outdoor areas other than those of school and child-care facilities.

Sources

  1. Bundeskanzleramt (RIS): RIS - Tabak- und Nichtraucherinnen- bzw. Nichtraucherschutzgesetz § 2b - Bundesrecht konsolidiert, tagesaktuelle Fassung (consulted 7 November 2026) · all sources
  2. Bundeskanzleramt (RIS): RIS - Tabak- und Nichtraucherinnen- bzw. Nichtraucherschutzgesetz § 2 - Bundesrecht konsolidiert, tagesaktuelle Fassung (consulted 7 November 2026) · all sources
  3. Bundeskanzleramt (RIS): RIS - Tabak- und Nichtraucherinnen- bzw. Nichtraucherschutzgesetz § 10b - Bundesrecht konsolidiert, tagesaktuelle Fassung (consulted 7 November 2026) · all sources
  4. Bundeskanzleramt (RIS): Tabak- und Nichtraucherinnen- bzw. Nichtraucherschutzgesetz § 12 (consulted 7 November 2026) · all sources

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