Can you bring IQOS sticks, Glo or e-cigarettes into Vietnam and use them in Nha Trang?

Vietnam’s government portal describes the ban on electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco under Resolution 173/2024/QH15. It covers production, trading, import, transport and use. Japan’s consulate in Ho Chi Minh City confirms that it has applied since 1 January 2025. Accounts of somebody bringing in or buying these products do not constitute permission to import or use them.

In its warning dated 21 May 2026, the consulate specifically advises against bringing electronic cigarettes or heated tobacco even when only changing flights without entering Vietnam. This matters when planning luggage for a transit journey. The cited official notices provide no basis for promising an exemption for personal use or for tourists.

Travelers discussing Nha Trang in summer 2026 confirmed that bringing IQOS, Glo and disposable e-cigarettes into Vietnam is prohibited. In July and August 2026 participants specifically warned that a fine is issued if such items are found during screening. Other tourists' experiences do not change the law: the ban covers use as well, not only import.

Luggage is screened. According to a traveler in July 2026, after landing at Cam Ranh Airport and collecting baggage, both checked bags and carry-on are X-rayed at the exit. On departure from Cam Ranh, according to an account of a trip in November 2025, there is also a security scanner. So do not count on such items going unnoticed in your luggage.

Stories of getting devices through do come up, but even their authors admitted in June 2026 that it comes down to luck and that people do get caught — most often those carrying the items in checked or carry-on luggage. Such accounts describe breaking the ban at the risk of a fine and confiscation, not an acceptable way to travel with a device.

Regular cigarettes are not covered by this ban, but there is a duty-free allowance. In July 2026 one traveler wrote that, as far as she knew, the limit is one carton per person, though she was not certain. Check the exact tobacco allowance in Vietnam's official customs rules before you travel.