TPD Compliance

TPD Compliance

Last updated:Decemeber 1st,2025

All products sold on First Choie Vape’s website fully comply with TPD Regulations. Find out more below on what the TPD regulations are, and what they mean for vapers.

What Is TPD?

TPD stands for the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2014/40/EU), a regulatory framework established by the European Union to control the manufacture, presentation, and sale of tobacco-related products. The primary objective of TPD is to enhance public health protection by ensuring higher safety standards, transparency, and consumer awareness.

TPD regulates all stages of the product lifecycle, including production, product notification, packaging, labeling, and retail sales. It defines how products can be marketed, where they can be sold, and the information that must be provided to consumers.

The directive applies not only to traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and rolling tobacco, but also to electronic cigarettes and e-liquids. Under TPD, ingredients must be tested and disclosed, nicotine strength and product capacity are strictly limited, and packaging must include mandatory health warnings and safety features. These regulations ensure that all compliant products placed on the EU market meet consistent quality, safety, and consumer protection standards.

Why Does TPD Apply to Vaping Products?

Although vaping products do not contain tobacco leaves, they are still regulated as tobacco-related products under TPD. This is mainly because the nicotine used in most e-liquids is traditionally extracted from the tobacco plant, which naturally contains high levels of nicotine.

While synthetic nicotine alternatives are now available, products that contain nicotine—regardless of its source—remain subject to TPD requirements. As a result, e-cigarettes and e-liquids are included within the scope of the directive to ensure consistent regulation, safety standards, and consumer protection across the UK/EU market.

Why Does TPD Apply to Vaping Products?

Although vaping products do not contain tobacco leaves, they are still regulated as tobacco-related products under TPD. This is mainly because the nicotine used in most e-liquids is traditionally extracted from the tobacco plant, which naturally contains high levels of nicotine.  While synthetic nicotine alternatives are now available, products that contain nicotine—regardless of its source—remain subject to TPD requirements. As a result, e-cigarettes and e-liquids are included within the scope of the directive to ensure consistent regulation, safety standards, and consumer protection across the UK/EU market.

What Are The Regulations/How Does It Affect Vaping?

There are a number of regulations, most of which affect the size of e-cigarettes capacity and how e-liquid is sold. By and large though, much of it from a consumers point of view remains the same. The main change was the way in which e-cigarette products had to be labelled. 

Key Points of the TPD that you must know about we follow:

  • E-cigarette tanks including pod systems and disposable vapes can now only contain a maximum of 2ml of e-liquid.
  • The maximum bottle size of e-liquid containing nicotine is now 10ml.
  • The highest strength nicotine e-liquid you can get is 20mg (that’s 20mg of nicotine per millilitre of e-liquid). In contrast to the States which can go as high as 50mg
  • All nicotine-containing e-liquids must be packaged in child-resistant bottles.
  • Products cannot contain caffeine or taurine.
  • Packaging must indicate that the product contains nicotine and advertise the fact that nicotine is an addictive substance.
  • All e-cigarettes and e-liquids must be submitted to the MHRA for approval before they can be sold

What First Choie Vape Are Doing To Be Compliant ?

Since TPD came into effect,First Choie Vape have followed the guidelines set in place to become totally TPD compliant. All of our tanks are under the 2ml maximum capacity, no matter whether you’re buying a tank on its own or as a part of a kit.

  • liquid containing nicotine are sold in a 10ml maximum capacity bottle.

If you’re looking for larger bottles that contain nicotine, you can now utilise short fills instead. They’re larger bottles of e-liquid which you mix with a concentrated 10ml bottle of nicotine to mix to a low-dose nicotine strength. Each of the e-liquids that are sold by First Choie Vape have all been submitted and notified to the MHRA for certification, all of which have passed and declared as TPD compliant. None of the products you find on our website or within our store contain taurine or caffeine. They’re also all diacetyl free, an ingredient that there has been concern over causing popcorn lung. All of the ingredients used in e-liquids are listed on their packaging and all of them will come with a nicotine warning too.

Important TPD Documents

When purchasing vaping products, you should look for the following information:

  • Product packaging featuring required health warnings
  • A product information leaflet detailing ingredients and potential risks
  • Batch numbers and manufacturing dates
  • ECID number indicating proper registration

Age Verification

In addition to TPD compliance, we strictly adhere to UK age verification laws. We sell only vaping products to adults 18 and over. Our website uses a robust age verification system and requires appropriate ID for in-store purchases.

Staying Informed

If you’re new to vaping (within the last couple of years) many of these changes will have been in place before you bought your first e-cigarette. Below is some important content that you must be informed:

Recent Updates to UK Vaping Regulations

The UK government regularly reviews and updates vaping regulations. We stay informed about these changes and promptly implement any new requirements. Recent updates have focused on:

 

  • Stricter product labeling requirements
  • Enhanced age verification protocols
  • Updated health warnings
  • Restrictions on certain flavours and marketing

Important Update: Disposable Vape Ban from June 1, 2025

The UK government has announced a ban on single-use disposable vapes, effective June 1, 2025. This legislation is part of broader environmental initiatives to reduce waste and plastic pollution caused by disposable vaping products.

What the Disposable Vape Ban Means:

  • From June 1, 2025, the sale of all single-use disposable vape devices will be prohibited in the UK
  • Retailers, including First Choice Vape, will no longer be permitted to sell these products
  • Manufacturers and importers must cease supply of disposable vapes before this date
  • The ban applies to all disposable vapes regardless of nicotine content

First Choie Vape are fully committed to complying with this new regulation. We recommend customers currently using disposable vapes consider transitioning to:

  • Pod systems with replaceable coils
  • Rechargeable vape pens with refillable tanks
  • Starter kits designed for beginners transitioning from disposables

Our staff can provide guidance on selecting suitable alternatives to disposable vapes. Please visit our store or contact us for personalized recommendations.

Further more,for the latest information on vaping regulations in the UK, we recommend you to get more latest information from:

  • Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  • UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA)
  • Department of Health and Social Care

If you have any questions regarding TPD or want to chat with our customer support team, you can drop us an email or give us a call.

Email: support@firstchoicevape.co.uk

Telephone: 0740 5291 327

First Choice Importer Limited

35 Bury New  Road, Manchester M8 8EQ United Kingdom