The law will come into force on October 1 , 2024 – what can we expect?
From now on, the application of the law on tobacco products will be extended to electronic cigarettes and their derivative products, with or without nicotine.
This regulation aims to protect minors in particular, but also consumers, by systematically checking the buyer's identity (in stores or online) and restricting advertising. Labeling will also be certified, and instructions will be translated into the country's three official languages to provide greater clarity regarding the warnings on the purchased product.
The introduction of the tax will therefore only be applied to products containing nicotine, the content of which must not exceed 20 milligrams per millilitre.
Vaping in Switzerland will no longer be what it used to be...
We will no longer be able to nicotine-infuse your products as we have been doing up until now. Nicotine sales will be limited to small 10ml bottles, with a neutral base, containing 20mg/ml nicotine in booster form.
Basically: when you add a booster to a standard 50ml bottle of e-liquid, you get 60ml of 3mg, two 70ml boosters of 6mg, and so on. We also supply 120ml bottles and larger to prepare your blends.
A new law means a new tax. This will be imposed at a tax rate of CHF 2.- per 10ml booster (0.20ct per ml of nicotine) . With an increasing effect depending on the nicotine dosage requested.
Some of our products will soon be limited, while we find similar alternatives or adapt the containers and packaging accordingly.
At Shifters, we offer you more than 200,000 boosters at reduced prices when you buy your e-liquid, available in our stores and on our online shop.
Further changes are planned and will take effect by January 31, 2025. Our stores are ready to continue serving you in the best possible conditions and always in a Shifters spirit!
Don't hesitate to come and see us in store, we will be happy to provide you with information.
