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How much Disposable e-cigarette can I bring into Canada?

Declare

You can bring Disposable e-cigarette into Canada, but you must declare it.

Extra conditions apply

Cabin baggage
Checked baggage
Declaration Required
Limit 12 device

What you need to know

  • 12 device
  • Channels: Carried with the traveler
  • Extra conditions apply

Important

This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.

Official sources

Last verified 2026-09-19

Questions about Disposable e-cigarette in Canada

How many disposable e-cigarette can I bring into Canada?
Canada allows disposable e-cigarette to be brought in, but it has to be declared once it reaches 12 devices. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — What visitors can bring into Canada · verified 2026-09-19

Do I have to declare disposable e-cigarette at Canada customs?
Yes — it has to be declared to Canada customs on arrival.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — What visitors can bring into Canada · verified 2026-09-19

What happens if I do not declare disposable e-cigarette in Canada?
Under Customs Act, section 117, if the goods are found without being declared: the goods are confiscated. Under Customs Act, section 109.2: duty is charged at 2 times the normal rate and the goods are released once it is paid.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — Customs Act · verified 2026-09-20

Do duty-free purchases count toward the Canada allowance for disposable e-cigarette?
Yes. What you buy in an arrival duty-free shop comes out of the same allowance, so the shop does not add to what you may already be carrying.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — Postal Imports Remission Order (SI/85-181) · verified 2026-09-20

Can I post or ship disposable e-cigarette to Canada instead of carrying it?
Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — Postal Imports Remission Order (SI/85-181) · verified 2026-09-20

Is there a minimum age for the disposable e-cigarette allowance in Canada?
Yes — 18 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for disposable e-cigarette at all, not a smaller one.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — Memorandum D2-3-1, Personal Exemptions for Residents Returning to Canada · verified 2026-09-20

Can I take disposable e-cigarette out of Canada?
Canada publishes no separate rule for taking disposable e-cigarette out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
Does the Canada limit for disposable e-cigarette apply per person or per family?
Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — What visitors can bring into Canada · verified 2026-09-19

Where does this rule come from?
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) states it in What visitors can bring into Canada. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Non-residents and temporary residents must declare all alcohol, tobacco and vaping products they have with them when they enter Canada.”

Source: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — What visitors can bring into Canada · verified 2026-09-19

How does Canada compare with other countries on disposable e-cigarette?
Of the 20 countries covered here, 3 prohibit disposable e-cigarette, 9 limit it and 8 let it through. Canada is among the ones that set a limit.