Australia is taking a hard stance on e-cigarettes and nicotine-based vaping products. Passengers who arrive in Australia with vaporiser nicotine containing e-cigarettes and nicotine ⦠Vaping ban: Australia set to ban import of e-cigarettes and nicotine refills. The ban will include all nicotine based e-liquids and vape products such as pre-filled pods, and will last for a year and could lead to an explosion in smokers as vapers return to the deadly habit. Had the proposed ban on the importation of nicotine-containing vape liquid gone into effect, those found to be in violation of the new measure would have been subjected to a $220,000 fine. The Australian government has decided to set aside a proposed ban on nicotine e-cigarette imports less than three months before the ban was to come into effect. Australiaâs nicotine ban set to kick in from July this year, has been labelled as nothing short of a âdeath sentenceâ for both vapers and smokers by furious vape advocates. Illicit tobacco manufacturers or producers face up to 10 years imprisonment and heavy fines if caught. The country has announced a nationwide ban on the personal importation of e-cigarettes and nicotine refills for vaping devices beginning on July 1, 2020. The ban was supported by the Royal Australia College of General Practitioners, which said on Wednesday that vaping should be a âlast resortâ for those trying to quit smoking. When the ban was initially proposed, many openly questioned whether it would push Australian vapers who had quit smoking back to smoking. E-cigarette laws. BANGKOK, Jun 29, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Tobacco harm reduction advocates across Asia-Pacific called on the Parliament of Australia to abort, not delay, the planned ban on imports of liquid nicotine for vaping to provide smokers with alternatives to combustible cigarettes. In Australia, it is illegal to sell or buy nicotine for use in e-cigarettes. Australiaâs ban on nicotine importation liftedâ¦for now. If an individual orders nicotine vape liquid or nicotine-containing e-cigarettes from abroad, they will face fines up to $220, 000 -- regardless of whether they have a valid prescription. In Australia, smoking is already highly regulated in a different way, including plain packaging and graphic health warnings, a ban on public displays and the high taxes on the product. Instead, it established a Select Committee on Tobacco Harm Reduction to launch an inquiry into vaping and establish clear e ⦠To reduce the risk to public health through addiction to nicotine and nicotine poisoning, the Australian Government intends to ask the Governor-General in Council to make regulations from 1 January 2021 prohibiting the importation of e-cigarettes containing vaporiser nicotine (nicotine liquids and salts) and nicotine-containing refills unless on prescription from a doctor. Australia already makes it hard to smoke e-cigarettes, a new law set to ⦠Posted on June 27, 2020 . PUBLIC HEALTH is the big winner from Health Minister Greg Huntâs decision to delay the ban on importing nicotine. However, the fight to legalise vaping is far from over. From 1 July 2020, the Australian Border Force will be enforcing this new regulation and will seize any nicotine vape liquid they find entering Australia. In July 2018, the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) was set up to combat the illicit tobacco trade.