Yes, vape juice is allowed on a plane. E-liquids can be placed in either your checked baggage or your carry-on hand luggage.
You can take your 10ml bottles of vape juice in your carry-on luggage, but you must make sure to declare it along with any other liquids. Any extra you take must be securely kept in your checked luggage.
Australia doesn't have a restriction on liquids brought onto planes, so you will be fine bringing vape juice with you.
To carry a bottle of vape juice in your carry-on bag, the bottle must be 1 oz (about 30 ml) or smaller. All of the liquid products in your carry-on bag must fit in a single quart-sized zip-top bag.
When the security personnel finds vaping devices inside your checked baggage, they will need them removed forcefully. Moreover, you will most likely lose your device. Therefore, the vaping laws remain, always check to be sure that you packed your vape inside your carry-on baggage and not checked baggage.
For commercial flights, vaping is strictly forbidden while on the plane, just like smoking. Vape devices must be stored in your hand luggage at all times during your trip. Each airline will have instructions on how vape devices must be stored during your flight.
Vaping devices like vape mods and vape pens can travel with you on airplanes. They can go in carry-on luggage or in your pockets. But never in checked luggage. That's for any kind of vapes that have lithium batteries.
For carry on bags, passengers are allowed to carry up to 100ml of liquids such as e-juice bottles. Anything more than 100ml will have to be put inside the checked baggage. It's advised to avoid glass containers because it could be considered a hazard and has the possibility of breaking and spilling.
e-Cigarettes, personal vaping devices
The use and charging of all e-cigarettes and other personal vaporisers are not permitted onboard an aircraft. Must be protected to prevent accidental activation. The use and charging of all e-cigarettes and other personal vaporisers are not permitted onboard an aircraft.
Most airlines allow you to take between 15 to 20 disposable devices, so long as they are safely sealed and stored in your hand luggage, but it is worth checking before you fly. UK airlines state the following: British Airways allows up to 15 lithium-ion/metal batteries to be transported in your hand luggage.
Each bottle of vape juice you take on the plane should contain no more than 100ml. If you have more than this amount, it will be confiscated by security. Containers larger than 100ml will generally not be accepted even if they are only part full so it's best to stick to 100ml bottles.
For the vaping industry, it will mean you can carry much more e-liquid and you will not need to get the bottles out of your bags. Instead, the new scanners can detect any liquid and electrical equipment such as vape devices inside your carry-on bags and suitcases.
Because nicotine is classified as a Schedule 7 poison, it can only be used in Australia as a medication (generally for smoking cessation). It is legal to import a three-month supply of nicotine e-liquid into the country, but legally, you need a prescription from an Australian doctor.
You can carry your vape or e-cig on a plane. Keep it in the cabin, but no smoking allowed! Learn more from FAA on how to safely pack your vape for air travel. #VapesOnAPlane #PackSafe www.faa.gov/go/packsafe.
Lithium batteries can catch fire
While not all batteries are prohibited in checked luggage, lithium batteries are considered hazardous and should not be packed in checked bags. If a lithium battery overheats and catches fire inside the cargo hold, the fire can quickly spread and become difficult to control.
Even when certain dangerous items are allowed onboard, whether it's in checked or carry-on luggage, they may require special packing procedures. Dangerous items not allowed in carry-on baggage include anything that could be used as a weapon, sharp objects, and flammable materials or substances.
E-cigarettes must be carried in your carry-on baggage so they can be checked by TSA customs. Electronic vape devices are prohibited in checked luggage.
Vaping devices
It is not illegal to possess or use a vaporiser (without nicotine) in all states and territories of Australia. However, it is illegal to sell a vaporiser in Western Australia. In some other states, there are restrictions on the sale of vaporisers that resemble cigarettes.
Australia is the only country in the world that requires people who want to access a nicotine vaping product to have a prescription. Nicotine vaping is legal and widely available in most countries. This includes in the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and the European Union.
Can I and use a vape or e-liquids containing nicotine in Australia? Possession of a vaping product containing nicotine is illegal and carries penalties and fines in all states and territories with the exception of Tasmania without a valid prescription provided by a doctor.
First thing first, getting through airport security. You see, the TSA officers have been trained to spot a vape in a carry-on from a mile away (okay, maybe not a mile, but they're pretty darn good). If you've got a vape pen in your bag, they're likely to spot it on the X-ray machine.
Disposable nicotine vapes are allowed on an airplane, but only in carry-on luggage or personal storage—never in checked luggage due to the lithium-ion battery inside. And going through TSA with a disposable vape is fine, as long as you put it in the container with your other devices and items that contain metal.
Yes, vapes can be detected by metal detectors.
These detectors are typically used to identify the carriage of weapons or other metal objects, metal detectors are a tool more frequently being used to uncover vapes and e-cigarette devices because they can easily detect the metal within most vape devices.
Now that disposable vape products are banned, the issue of vape disposal may slightly decrease, but Australia will still need a clear recycling system for those products approved via prescription. There are also millions of used disposable vapes still in circulation which will need to be safely recycled.
For those with a valid prescription from an Australia medical practitioner for liquid nicotine, they are allowed to bring 3 months supply1 with them as a maximum amount (roughly 500ml). Please remember that if you are bringing a volume similar to this, the liquid must be in your checked baggage if flying.