China Is Flooding America With Illegal Vapes — And More Than 90% Fly Under the Radar

Over 90% of all Chinese vape products imported to the United States in 2024 were not recorded in American import data, and experts warn that the Chinese products are being deliberately mislabeled to avoid duties and regulations.
Export data from the Chinese Communist Party reveals that Chinese companies sent just over $3.7 billion worth of vapes and e-cigarettes to the United States in 2024. But American import data from the country only recorded roughly $317,792,868 worth of products coming in throughout 2024. Experts say that the massive discrepancy is due to widespread, fraudulent mislabeling that the Chinese use to evade regulations.