South Carolina
No statewide flavor banSnapshot for general information only — not legal advice. Statewide regulatory detail below is drawn primarily from the Public Health Law Center 50-state review (as of June 15, 2024). Flavor categories and local highlights also use Truth Initiative (Q1 2026), CTFK (May 2026), Tax Foundation (2026), and the PHLC flavored-tobacco chart (June 2026). Always check current statutes.
Flavor / sales restrictions (statewide)
No statewide flavor ban on e-cigarettes. Check city and county rules, since some localities have their own bans.
Local city / county rules
No major local restrictions found in sources reviewed.
Tax
Map summary: No vape excise tax
N/A
Youth access / retail restrictions
Sale/distribution of electronic smoking devices to persons under age 18 prohibited.
S.C. Code Ann. §§ 16-17-500(A); 16-17-502(A) (2024)
Vending machine sales of electronic smoking devices prohibited.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-500(D) (2024)
Internet or remote sales of electronic smoking devices require third party age verification.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-500(C) (2024)
Specialty electronic smoking device (tobacco) shops must prohibit entry to persons under age 18 years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-500(J)(1) (2024)
Retail license
No.
Packaging
E-liquid containers (except those that are sealed and not intended to be opened by consumers) must be child-resistant and be labeled appropriately with warnings as prescribed by federal regulation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-506(B)(2) (2024)
Delivery / online sales
Internet or remote sales of electronic smoking devices require third party age verification.
Smoke-free / indoor use
Use of electronic cigarettes prohibited in ambulances and "any other apparatus in which oxygen is carried."
S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-7 § 400(B) (2024)
All school district must adopt, implement and enforce a written policy prohibiting the use of alternative nicotine products in and on school property, and at school-sponsored events.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-380 (2024)
Vaping prohibited child residential care facility vehicles.
S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 114-593 (X)(7) (2024)
Definition notes
Included in a “tobacco product” definition in at least one statute?
Yes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-501(8)(b) (2024)
How the jurisdiction defines e-cigarettes / related terms (excerpts):
Electronic smoking device means “any device that may be used to deliver any aerosolized or vaporized substance, including e-liquid, to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, vapor product, or e-hookah [including] any component, part or accessory of the device, and also includes any substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device, whether or not the substance includes nicotine.”
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-501(3) (2024)
E-liquid means “a substance that: (a) may or may not contain nicotine; (b) is intended to be vaporized and inhaled using a vapor product; and (c) is a legal substance under the laws of this State and the laws of the United States…”
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-501(4) (2024)
Tobacco product means “…any electronic smoking devices as defined in this section and any substances that may be aerosolized or vaporized by such device, whether or not the substance contains nicotine; or…any component, part, or accessory [the above], whether or not any of these contains tobacco or nicotine…”
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-501 (2024)
Links
Public Health Law Center — South Carolina 50-state review PHLC flavored tobacco sales chart (June 2026) Truth Initiative Q1 2026 CTFK localities fact sheet Tax Foundation vaping taxes FDA Tobacco 21
Page generated for the US Vape Laws Map project. Regulatory text excerpts © source publishers; compiled October 2026. Not legal advice. Federal rules also apply: 21+ sales age; ID checks under 30; only FDA-authorized e-cigarettes may lawfully be sold; USPS generally will not mail vapes.