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Choose which products and orders need a check
Review your vape catalog and selling locations. Apply the required age check to covered products and orders; product and destination restrictions need their own controls.
Illustrative rule setup · confirm supported settings for your integration
Your verification rulesSelected scope
Check orders containingCovered e-cigarettes, devices, and e-liquids
Customer locationApplicable markets
Required age21+ for U.S. tobacco sales
Illustrative rules for permitted sales. Do not exclude a vape product just because it is labeled nicotine-free; review the applicable definitions.
Covered item + permitted destinationAge verification required
Permitted order outside the age-check rulesContinue through your usual checkout
Keep verification focused on the orders that need it.
Set a focused scope
Use supported product, category, and regional rules to target the orders that require age verification.
Leave other orders flowing
Permitted orders outside your configured age-check rules skip that check. Confirm which items are covered before excluding any vape devices, liquids, or components.
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Match the check to your requirements
For PACT Act delivery sales, review collection of full name, birth date, and residential address and verification through qualifying databases. Confirm any separate photo-ID requirements and delivery checks.
Illustrative methods · confirm legal suitability before use
Review the purchase-time method
Available customer informationName, address, and date of birth
Check supported age recordsUse the information available for your integration.
Use a supported additional check
Photo IDDocument check
Mobile phonePhone + age lookup
Last four SSN digitsU.S. records
FDA photo-ID requirements and PACT Act delivery checks are separate. BlueCheck’s online verification does not replace any required signature or ID check at delivery.
Use the right starting point
Discuss which customer details and verification methods fit your store. A record lookup alone may not meet a photo ID requirement.
Offer a supported next step
Discuss the right verification methods and unresolved-order handling for your store.
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Plan for purchase, delivery, and market rules
U.S. vape sales involve more than a 21+ threshold. Review federal tobacco rules, PACT Act obligations, product eligibility, and state or local restrictions across your sales flow.
Selected U.S. requirements · separate obligations
At purchaseFDA Tobacco 21
21+ sales and photo ID
U.S. retailers may not sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under 21. Retailers must verify age using photo ID for purchasers under 30 when selling cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and covered tobacco products. Nicotine from non-tobacco sources is also regulated.
Read FDA’s Tobacco 21 guidance ↗
Products and destinationsSeparate eligibility review
An age check does not authorize a sale
Confirm applicable FDA marketing authorization and state or local product, flavor, and remote-sales restrictions. ENDS are generally nonmailable through USPS, with limited exceptions. Check the carrier and delivery arrangement separately.
Review FDA marketing orders ↗Review shipping and market restrictions ↗
Nicotine-free does not mean outside every rule
The PACT Act’s ENDS definition can cover devices delivering nicotine, flavor, or another substance, and related components, liquids, parts, or accessories. Review product scope rather than relying only on a nicotine-free label. Different laws use different definitions.
Review ATF’s ENDS guidance ↗Read USPS’s ENDS rule ↗Selected requirements · checked October 2, 2026. This is not a complete compliance checklist or state survey. Confirm current scope and obligations before implementation.
Review each market
Review your catalog, product eligibility, destinations, sales channels, and carrier arrangements with counsel. State and local rules can be more restrictive.
Confirm the full implementation
Age verification is one part of the sales flow. Registration, taxes, reporting, labeling, and delivery requirements need separate review.
Start with the platform you use
Explore existing integrations, then confirm supported rules and methods for your store.
Questions about vape age verification
Is the minimum age 21 for U.S. e-cigarette sales?
Federal law prohibits retail sales of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under 21. FDA also requires photo-ID age verification for purchasers under 30 for covered tobacco products. Review the requirements for your specific catalog and sales flow.
Can we check only the products that require verification?
Use supported product, category, and regional rules to focus checks on covered orders. Confirm configuration with BlueCheck and review coverage with counsel. Devices, e-liquids, components, and nicotine-free items may still fall within applicable rules.
Is clicking “I am 21” enough?
A click is a customer declaration. Review the required proof of age and purchase-time checks for your sales flow. Discuss supported verification methods with BlueCheck; a record lookup or declaration does not replace a required photo-ID check.
Does online verification replace delivery ID checks?
No. Delivery sales of ENDS have separate obligations under the PACT Act. Confirm adult signature, identification, and carrier procedures independently of the checkout check.
Does BlueCheck guarantee PACT Act or FDA compliance?
No. BlueCheck can discuss supported verification and integration options. Your counsel and operations team should assess product eligibility and the complete sales, tax, reporting, and delivery requirements.
What should we share with BlueCheck?
Share your store URL, platform, product types, selling locations, and delivery flow. Start with the existing sales contact page to discuss verification options.
General information, not legal advice. Confirm product and market eligibility and the full sales flow with counsel; confirm verification configuration with BlueCheck.
Get startedAge checks for covered vape orders. A flow built around your store.
Talk to BlueCheckOr email merchant@bluecheck.me
