The number of legal manufacturers of vape liquids in Russia has plummeted by 23 times in just one year, dropping from 117 companies to only five, according to Vladislav Zaslavsky, a director at the Ministry of Industry and Trade. This dramatic decline follows a doubling of excise taxes on nicotine-containing liquids in 2024, a move Zaslavsky believes has pushed the market into the shadows.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing criminal liability for the creation, sale, or use of counterfeit excise and special stamps for tobacco and alcohol products. The amendments to the Criminal Code also expand existing laws against the illegal trafficking of unstamped goods to explicitly include nicotine-containing products, such as vapes, in addition to traditional tobacco.
Read moreThe Russian government has announced a pilot project for the mandatory labeling of reusable electronic cigarettes and vaping devices, set to begin on July 14, 2025. According to Government Resolution No. 1015, the experiment will cover devices corresponding to customs code 8543 40 000 0 and will run until February 28, 2026.
Participation in the pilot will be voluntary for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, who will receive labeling codes free of charge. The project’s goal is to test a product tracking system to increase market transparency and reduce the share of counterfeit products. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will establish rules for applying and registering in the “Chestny ZNAK” tracking system by August 31, 2025. The results of this voluntary experiment will determine whether the labeling becomes mandatory for all market participants in the future.
Russia’s State Duma is set to consider a new legislative initiative that would completely ban both the wholesale and retail sale of all vapes and electronic cigarettes. The bill, proposed by deputies Sergey Mironov and Yana Lantratova, aims to address the widespread use of these devices, particularly among teenagers.
Read moreRussia is considering a proposal to increase fines for smoking in the common areas of apartment buildings by up to 30 times the current penalties. Federation Council member Oleg Golov initiated the suggestion, arguing that the current administrative fines, ranging from 500 to 1,500 rubles, are too insignificant to deter the practice.
Read moreRussian lawmakers are prepared to support a blanket ban on the sale of all vaping products, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has announced. This follows a call from Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov to prohibit vape sales, arguing that current age restrictions are not effectively preventing youth access.
Read moreThe Chechen Republic has the lowest prevalence of smoking in Russia at just 0.2%, followed by Ingushetia (6.17%) and Kabardino-Balkaria (10.31%), according to March 2025 data from the Central Research Institute for Organization and Informatization of Health (CRIOI) of the Russian Ministry of Health. Other regions with low smoking rates include Karachay-Cherkessia (11.18%) and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (11.58%).
Read moreThe total number of e-cigarette consumers in Russia increased by 19% in 2024, reaching 5.3 million people, according to data from the analytical service of the audit and consulting network FinExpertiza, prepared for TASS news agency. This growth in vape and heated tobacco product users has contributed to an overall rise in nicotine-dependent individuals in the country.
Read moreThe head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Health Protection, Sergey Leonov, has asserted the necessity of a complete ban on the production of vaping devices within Russia. Speaking on “Radio Rossii,” Leonov stated that despite existing laws prohibiting the sale of vapes to minors, cases of children using e-cigarettes continue to be recorded. He believes this warrants a total prohibition on domestic vape manufacturing.
Read moreRussia’s Ministry of Finance has put forward a proposal to introduce licensing for both wholesale and retail trade of tobacco products, e-cigarettes (vapes), and hookahs, slated to begin in March of next year. Businesses would need to pay a fee to obtain a sales permit, ensure their products comply with registration requirements in the national goods marking system, and have no outstanding tax debts.
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