1 October 2026 Duty

UK Vape Tax & Duty Calculator

The government has set a flat £2.20 per 10ml Vaping Products Duty, with 20% VAT on the duty. That is £2.64 per 10ml increase you will pay to the government. Same for 0mg, salts, and shortfills. Use the sliders to see your monthly impact, then what a Longfill (taxed concentrate + separate base) could save for the same amount of liquid.

1. What are you currently vaping per month?

Pick your typical bottle, how many you buy a month, and what you pay now.

Bottle type

1–20 (your typical use)

4

Before the new tax. e.g. £12 for 100ml.

£

2. After the October 2026 duty

Rate used: £2.20 per 10ml VPD + 20% VAT on the duty = £2.64 per 10ml on your receipt (excludes any other price changes from shops).

Now (no VPD)

£44.00

What you pay today for the same bottles.

From 1 Oct 2026 (VPD in price)

£149.60

Your current price + full tax on that liquid.

Just the new tax, every month: £105.60
You will be paying £105.60 MORE per month to HMRC in duty + VAT, on top of what you pay today.

3. Beat the tax: Longfills

Want to beat the tax? Switch to Longfills.

A Longfill is typically 20ml of concentrate (all taxable) you later mix to about 100ml. The extra VG/PG is a separate, untaxed base, so you don’t pay VPD+VAT on the full 100ml as you do with a 100ml shortfill.

Your Longfill monthly (estimate)

£73.08

4 bundles/mo to cover about the same total liquid volume you selected.

Saving vs shortfill+tax (same volume)

£76.52

Save 51% by switching to Longfills.