How much Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine can I bring into United States?
Restricted
You can bring Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine into United States only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
On the plane
International baseline
Carriage is left to each airline; if permitted, must be in carry-on baggage only.
Airline differences
| Airline | Difference from the baseline |
|---|---|
| Air France | Stricter than the standard rule |
| Japan Airlines | Stricter than the standard rule |
| Korean Air | Stricter than the standard rule |
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- What Can I Bring? Complete List Transportation Security Administration
Questions about Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine in United States
- Do I have to declare vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine at United States customs?
- Yes — it has to be declared to United States customs on arrival.
- What happens if I do not declare vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine in United States?
- Under 19 CFR 148.26, if you declare the excess yourself: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess.
- Can I post or ship vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine to United States 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.
- Can I take vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine out of United States?
- United States publishes no separate rule for taking vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Can I carry vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine in the cabin or in checked baggage?
- In the cabin: Allowed with conditions. In checked baggage: Prohibited. This comes from International baseline, and an individual airline may be stricter. Customs and aviation are separate rulebooks: what an airline lets you carry is not what a border lets you bring in.
- Does the United States limit for vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection states it in What Can I Bring? Complete List. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Electronic smoking devices are allowed only in carry-on baggage.”
- How does United States compare with other countries on vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 3 prohibit vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine, 9 limit it and 8 let it through. United States is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — What Can I Bring? Complete List · verified 2026-09-19
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — 19 CFR Part 148 — Personal Declarations and Exemptions · verified 2026-09-20
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — 19 CFR 145.31 Importations not over $800 in value · verified 2026-09-20
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — IATA - Safe Travel with Lithium Batteries · verified 2026-09-19
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — What Can I Bring? Complete List · verified 2026-09-19
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — What Can I Bring? Complete List · verified 2026-09-19