Vaping Tax In Germany: An Increase From 2022

In Germany, vapers will see their vaping products increase by 2022. By how much?

The First Increase In A Decade

Last April, the German government tabled a new tax proposal dedicated to tobacco and nicotine products. The amendment that would come into force on July 1, 2022, would update taxes on tobacco products, including vape products, for the very first time in a decade.

In one year, and until 2023, nicotine products will be taxed at €0.02 per milligram of nicotinic alkaloids and will change to €0.04 per milligram in 2024. After that, 15 cents will be added in 2025 and 2026.

Therefore, a 10ml bottle of e-liquid that currently costs €5 will cost €1.60 more in 2022 and €3.20 by 2026.

A Significant Risk For German Public Health

According to the international association for the defence of the vape World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA), the increase in the tax on vaping products can discourage smokers from starting a process of smoking cessation. Its president, Michael Landl, believes that “anyone who wants to significantly reduce the public health damage caused by smoking must make access to vaping products easier, not more difficult. Vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking and is recommended by health authorities in the UK, France and Canada for smoking cessation. Germany should follow the example of these countries instead of starting a war on vaping. Vaping can improve the lives of many smokers and therefore these products must continue to be affordable. A relapse of up to two million vapers to cigarette smoking would have fatal effects on public health.”

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