Vape and tobacco laws in North Carolina

We track 2 North Carolina rules on vapes, cigarettes, cigars and other nicotine products; all are bans.

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North Carolina

BannedDo not make remote sales of cigars, pipe tobacco or alternative nicotine products (e.g. nicotine pouches) to North Carolina consumers unless you hold a North Carolina other-tobacco-products licence and collect NC excise and sales tax.

N.C. Gen. Stat. 105-113.38A; 105-113.4(8a)-(8b) · draft

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(8a) Remote sale. - A sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or vapor products to a consumer in this State in which either of the following applies: a. The consumer submits the order for the sale by telephone, mail, the internet, or other online service or application, or when the seller is otherwise not in the physical presence of the consumer when the consumer submits the order.
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(8b) Remote seller. - A person located within or outside this State who makes a remote sale.
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§ 105-113.38A. Remote seller requirements. A remote seller must do all of the following with respect to a remote sale: (1) Obtain a license from the Secretary as required by this Part before accepting an order.

BannedDo not sell or ship vapor products or e-liquids to North Carolina unless the product is listed on the NC Department of Revenue vapor/consumable product directory.

N.C. Gen. Stat. 143B-245.13(a) · draft

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§ 143B-245.13. Retail sale of consumable products and vapor products. (a) Products Prohibited from Retail Sale. - Except as provided in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, beginning May 1, 2025, or on the date that the Department of Revenue first makes the directory available for public inspection on its public website as provided in G.S. 143B-245.12(a), whichever is later, consumable products or vapor products not included in the directory may not be sold for retail sale in North Carolina, either directly or through an importer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries.
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(3) After 60 calendar days following publication of the directory, consumable products or vapor products not listed in the directory and intended for retail sale in North Carolina may not be purchased or sold for retail sale in North Carolina except as provided in G.S. 143B-245.12(c).

Federal

These apply in every state.

BannedDo not send cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, smokeless tobacco or any vape product (devices, e-liquids with or without nicotine, pods, parts) to consumers through USPS.

18 U.S.C. 1716E(a), (b)(1)-(2), (b)(3)(A), (b)(4)(A) · draft

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(a) Prohibition.—
(1) In general .—All cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (as those terms are defined in section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1949, commonly referred to as the Jenkins Act) are nonmailable and shall not be deposited in or carried through the mails. The United States Postal Service shall not accept for delivery or transmit through the mails any package that it knows or has reasonable cause to believe contains any cigarettes or smokeless tobacco made nonmailable by this paragraph.
(2) Reasonable cause .—For the purposes of this subsection reasonable cause includes—
(A) a statement on a publicly available website, or an advertisement, by any person that the person will mail matter which is nonmailable under this section in return for payment; or
(B) the fact that the person is on the list created under section 2A(e) of the Jenkins Act.
(b) Exceptions.—
(1) Cigars .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to cigars (as defined in section 5702(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
(2) Geographic exception .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to mailings within the State of Alaska or within the State of Hawaii.
(3) Business purposes.—
(A) In general .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to tobacco products mailed only—
(i) for business purposes between legally operating businesses that have all applicable State and Federal Government licenses or permits and are engaged in tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, export, import, testing, investigation, or research; or
(ii) for regulatory purposes between any business described in clause (i) and an agency of the Federal Government or a State government.
(4) Certain individuals.—
(A) In general .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to tobacco products mailed by individuals who are not minors for noncommercial purposes, including the return of a damaged or unacceptable tobacco product to the manufacturer.

21+Sell tobacco and nicotine products (vapes, cigarettes, RYO, cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, nicotine pouches) only to buyers 21 or older; for vapes, cigarettes, RYO and smokeless tobacco, remote sales must also verify age and identity at checkout against a government-sourced database and ship with adult-signature-plus-photo-ID delivery (PACT Act).

21 U.S.C. 387f(d)(5) · draft

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(5) Minimum age of sale
It shall be unlawful for any retailer to sell a tobacco product to any person younger than 21 years of age.

BannedUPS will not carry any vaping product (devices, e-liquids, parts; any nicotine content) anywhere in its US network.

UPS: Shipping Tobacco (carrier policy) · draft

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UPS does not provide service to any person or entity listed in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives PACT Act – Non-Compliant List.
UPS prohibits the shipment of Cigarettes or Little Cigars (as defined below) to consumers, regardless of destination state.
UPS prohibits the shipment of all Vaping Products (as defined below) throughout its U.S. domestic network, including import and export, regardless of nicotine content and destination state.
All Tobacco Product Shipments must be made using UPS Delivery Confirmation Adult Signature Required service, requiring the signature of an adult 21 years of age or older upon delivery.
Vaping Products are considered Tobacco Products for the purpose of this policy. UPS no longer accepts for U.S. domestic shipment, including import and export into or from the U.S., any Vaping Product, including but not limited to e-cigarette devices and e-liquids or gels, regardless of nicotine content, even if a Shipper or consignee is permitted to ship and receive Vaping Products under applicable laws or regulations.

BannedUPS will not ship cigarettes or little cigars to consumers in any state.

UPS: Shipping Tobacco (carrier policy) — cigarettes to consumers · draft

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UPS prohibits the shipment of Cigarettes or Little Cigars (as defined below) to consumers, regardless of destination state.

BannedFedEx does not accept cigarettes, cigars, loose tobacco, smokeless tobacco, hookah/shisha or vaping products, even from licensed shippers.

FedEx: Guidelines for Tobacco Shipping (carrier policy) · draft

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We prohibit the shipping of tobacco and tobacco products . Even if you have proper licenses and are authorized to ship tobacco products, we will be unable to accept your shipment. Tobacco and all tobacco products cannot be accepted at any FedEx or FedEx Office location. This includes but is not limited to:
Cigarettes
Cigars
Loose tobacco
Smokeless tobacco
Hooka or shisha
Vaporizers
E-cigarettes