Can international travelers bring vapes, IQOS devices and tobacco sticks through Cam Ranh International Airport?

From messages by 4 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 18 days ago

TL;DR

Travelers' experiences at Cam Ranh Airport in September 2026 differ: one group with an HQD vape in cabin baggage was not checked at all, while another traveler carrying tobacco sticks and an IQOS device was stopped at the airport exit. According to the traveler who was stopped, the police officer explained that sticks are not allowed, and a fine of over US$100 was mentioned. These are individual cases rather than import rules, so check the rules on e-cigarettes and tobacco before you travel.

What the community said

In September 2026 a traveler was stopped at the exit of Cam Ranh Airport carrying tobacco sticks and an IQOS device. According to him, the police officer explained that sticks are not allowed in, and the possible fine mentioned was over US$100. The traveler admitted he never fully understood the situation. It is a single case, but it shows that checks can happen even after you leave the arrivals area.

39 days ago Sticks and IQOS: stopped at exit, fine over US$100

The opposite experience, also from September 2026: travelers who brought HQD vapes in their cabin baggage wrote that nobody checked them. That does not mean there are no checks: in another case a passenger was stopped right at the airport exit, so you should not count on your belongings going unchecked.

40 days ago HQD in cabin baggage: not checked