Overview
- A law in force since 16 January prohibits importing and selling e‑cigarettes in Mexico, though private use is not explicitly banned.
- The UK Foreign Office states it is illegal to bring, buy or sell vaping devices in Mexico and warns that customs will confiscate items with potential fines or detention.
- Smoking or vaping in public places can draw penalties of up to 3,000 Mexican pesos under Mexico’s strict public-use rules.
- Enforcement is being emphasized at airports, seaports and cruise stops, where devices brought ashore are treated as imports subject to seizure.
- The clampdown follows a 2022 executive ban struck down by Mexico’s Supreme Court, a constitutional amendment passed in January 2025, and new implementing legislation that closed the prior enforcement gap.