Vapekit in the press
Vapekit has sold vaping products to UK adults since 2014, and our managing director Guy Lawler is available to journalists for comment, data and background on the UK vape market: pricing, the new Vaping Products Duty, regulation, the illicit market and what real customers are actually buying.
We commission our own consumer research and publish free tools such as the Vape Tax Calculator, which shows what the October 2026 duty will add to an individual vaper's yearly spend. We can turn around a quote the same day and supply survey data, price comparisons and product imagery on request.
Email Guy Lawler: guy@vapekit.co.ukRecent coverage
In September 2026 our OnePoll survey of 1,000 UK vapers on the incoming Vaping Products Duty was covered by The Sun, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, the Daily Star, AOL, MSN and titles across the Reach regional network.
-
The Sun Vaping cost set to soar by £280 a year with new tax 'most haven't even heard of' 4 September 2026 -
Daily Mirror HMRC's new £300 tax for vapers to be in force within days 4 September 2026 -
Daily Star New UK vape tax could cost vapers nearly £300 more every year from October 4 September 2026 -
Daily Express New vape tax to increase annual costs by nearly £300 for UK vapers 4 September 2026
Vapekit mentioned in the press
National
- The Sun Vaping cost set to soar by £280 a year with new tax 'most haven't even heard of' 4 Sep 2026
- Daily Mirror HMRC's new £300 tax for vapers to be in force within days 4 Sep 2026
- Daily Express New vape tax to increase annual costs by nearly £300 for UK vapers 4 Sep 2026
- Daily Star New UK vape tax could cost vapers nearly £300 more every year from October 4 Sep 2026
- AOL New vape tax to increase annual costs by nearly £300 for UK vapers 4 Sep 2026
- MSN New vape tax to increase annual costs by nearly £300 for UK vapers 4 Sep 2026
Regional
- Surrey Live Cost of vaping to soar £300 as 'little-known' tax comes into force 4 Sep 2026
- Yorkshire Live Cost of vaping to soar £300 as 'little-known' tax comes into force 4 Sep 2026
- Grimsby Live Cost of vaping to soar £300 as 'little-known' tax comes into force 4 Sep 2026
- CoventryLive Cost of vaping to soar £300 as 'little-known' tax comes into force 4 Sep 2026
- CoventryLive UK vape tax to push annual costs up by nearly £300 4 Sep 2026
- Teesside Live UK vape tax to push annual costs up by nearly £300 4 Sep 2026
- North Wales Live UK vape tax to push annual costs up by nearly £300 4 Sep 2026
Earlier coverage
- Publication Headline Mon YYYY
About Vapekit
- Trading since2014, as Tekcig, then Vapester, then Vapekit (2020)
- CompanyJDJ Media Ltd, registered in England and Wales, no. 08139599
- BasedSutton, Surrey
- CustomersAdult vapers across the UK, most aged 45 and over
- ReviewsMore than 21,000 verified customer reviews on Reviews.io
- Trade bodiesMember of UKVIA and the IBVTA
- SpokespersonGuy Lawler, managing director. Online retailer since 1999, ex-smoker who quit with a vape
- RegulatoryAll products MHRA-notified and compliant with UK TRPR
Topics we can speak on
- The Vaping Products Duty and what it means for prices
- How much UK vapers spend, and where they'll cut back
- The disposable vape ban and its aftermath
- Illicit and black-market vapes
- Vaping as a route to quitting smoking
- What products adult vapers are switching to
- Running an independent online retailer under UK regulation
- Payment, advertising and platform restrictions facing legal vape sellers
Journalists can reach Guy directly at guy@vapekit.co.uk. We aim to respond within the working day.