Alibaba and JD suspend sales of vape in the U.S.

In the face of the increasingly stringent US vape product regulations, Alibaba and JD, two major Chinese e-commerce companies, have decided to suspend sales to the United States.

According to the Beijing News on Tuesday, October 9th, in view of the United States' continuous strengthening of control over the vape category, starting from October 10th, Alibaba International Station will block all vape products and accessories on the platform from US traffic blocking and US credit guarantee order blocking Broken control. Specifically, vape products and accessories released on the Alibaba platform will not be displayed to American buyers. Products sent to the United States will no longer be able to draft credit guarantee orders. The scope of control includes but is not limited to products released under the consumer vape category. , Also includes other categories.

Also on Tuesday, Alibaba International customer service staff told Surging News that starting October 15th, it is no longer possible to draft credit guarantee orders sent to the United States, but US orders that are currently being traded can still be executed.

JD also told Surging that in response to the latest US vape category control policy, JD Global Sales will block vape products of all relevant categories in the US station and suspend related orders to the United States.

Prior to the actions of Alibaba and JD, Wal-Mart, a traditional retail giant in the United States, announced on September 20 this year that vapes in stores in the United States will be discontinued.

These actions stem from recent US government bans on the vape industry.

San Francisco announced a ban on vape sales in June this year, becoming the first city in the United States to issue an vape ban. On September 11, the White House announced that it would issue a sales ban on flavored vapes. The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on the same day that an initiative launched within a few weeks will remove the flavored vape from the market.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, on September 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that 805 cases of lung injury related to vape have been reported in many states across the country, of which 13 have been fatal.

Investigators are still not sure which vape product or which chemical is causing the lung disease. The CDC temporarily recommends that if you have concerns, you should consider avoiding vape products. In addition, no one should buy vape products from unofficial sources, or alter e-liquid ingredients or add unacceptable substances to them without authorization.

The Chinese government has also begun to introduce vape policies. On October 1, Shenzhen formally implemented the newly revised "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on Smoking Control." vape is included in the tobacco control list, and outdoor non-smoking areas have been expanded. Bus stops and subway entrances are also non-smoking areas.

While implementing the vape suspension in the United States, Alibaba International said that it will continue to pay attention to relevant policy changes in various countries and make corresponding adjustments to platform control policies accordingly.

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