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Bringing a Vape into Dubai

  • 19-01-2019 1:16pm
    #1
    Inquitus
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    Hard to find anything concrete on this, it seems they are illegal to buy and sell there, but the law on usage is vague. Its also unclear whether you are allowed to bring one with you when you travel. Anyone have any experience of this? I am entering the UAE not transiting.


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  • #2
    dohouch
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    This page Dubai airport is well-known for confiscating e-cigarettes and vape kits.

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  • #3
    coylemj
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    Inquitus wrote: »
    ... it seems they are illegal to buy and sell there, but the law on usage is vague.

    I wouldn't be splitting hairs along those lines for a country like the UAE.

    There is a huge ex-pat population over there and if they forbid the sale of a product, it's completely delusional to think that you can get around the ban by carrying the product into the country in personal luggage.


  • #4
    Spanish Eyes
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    Another reason for vapers to avoid the hell that is Dubai so. That's great.

    A plastic pastiche country bans vaping. Ha ha.

    Do they allow alcohol and tobacco in their duty free on departure?


  • #5
    VeryTerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭VeryTerry


    It's the same rule in most of the Middle East. I can't speak for Dubai but if you keep the vape in your pocket you won't be searched leaving the airport. Getting it back out again is a different story as you will have to go through full security.
    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Do they allow alcohol and tobacco in their duty free on departure?

    They do. Everybody smokes and there's lots of places to drink.

    The problem with vape products is that they have no idea how to tax it yet. Go in to any bar in Dubai, Jordan and Lebanon and there are lots of people vaping.


  • #6
    Spanish Eyes
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    VeryTerry wrote: »
    It's the same rule in most of the Middle East. I can't speak for Dubai but if you keep the vape in your pocket you won't be searched leaving the airport. Getting it back out again is a different story as you will have to go through full security.



    They do. Everybody smokes and there's lots of places to drink.

    The problem with vape products is that they have no idea how to tax it yet. Go in to any bar in Dubai, Jordan and Lebanon and there are lots of people vaping.

    Vaping is so much better for everyone than smoking. No smells for starters.

    So it is a tax thing. I doubt Dubai needs much in that regard right now. But sure what do I know.

    I don't think it is taxed here (apart from VAT maybe). Cannot see the big problem myself.

    But then again Dubai is not on my list of Go To places either.


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  • #7
    VeryTerry
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »

    I don't think it is taxed here (apart from VAT maybe). Cannot see the big problem myself.

    But then again Dubai is not on my list of Go To places either.

    It's a big world out there. I wouldn't let vaping stop you from seeing it.


  • #8
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Just to clarify on this, although Vape's are illegal to buy and sell in Dubai, my colleagues there told me that the Airport turn a blind eye if you are just carrying one for personal use, and many of them have brought their Vapes successfully in and out of the country on multiple occasions, in fact none of them has ever had one confiscated. I will be taking mine with me next time.


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