UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)

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UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
Between August 11 and August 17, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette product notification database published 1,156 SKUs. These updates included rechargeable devices, refillable devices, device kits, and independent pods/components from brands such as ELFBAR, HQD, OXBAR, MOKI, HAYATI, and JNR.

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Key Points:

 

  • Brands accelerating their presence in the UK market:
  1. ELFBAR: Published its ELFX series and the brand-new JOINONE series devices, covering both open-system and pod-based product lines.
  2. VAPORESSO: Published the XROS PRO 2 KIT.
  3. Other brands: Including JNR, MOKI, HAYATI, OXBAR, and SMOK, also released a large number of new products.
  • Significant surge in pod updates: From August 11 to 18, the MHRA published a total of 1,156 e-cigarette SKUs, among which the category “refillable pods containing e-liquid” accounted for 1,033 updates — more than triple compared to the previous week’s 319.
  • Diversified product types: The newly published products cover a wide range, including rechargeable devices, refillable devices, device kits, and independent pods/components.

 


According to UK compliance procedures, e-cigarette products must be listed in the MHRA’s notification database. Once published, it indicates that these SKUs have passed compliance review and are legally approved for sale in the UK market.

 

To help industry stakeholders understand the approval status of new products in the UK market, 2FIRSTS regularly compiles and analyzes relevant information from MHRA announcements.

 

The following covers the announcements updated between August 11 and 17, including major brands, product types, and preliminary market trend analysis.

 

During this period, MHRA published a total of 1,156 SKUs, involving brands such as ELFBAR, OXBAR, MOKI, HAYATI, and JNR.

 

ELFBAR ELFX and JOINONE Series Updates, MOKI Launches New E-cigarette Products

 

In the category “Electronic cigarette – Rechargeable, device only. Any rechargeable which can also be used as a refillable should be reported under the refillable category,” a total of 14 SKUs were updated between August 11 and 17, involving brands such as ELFBAR, JNR, MOKI, HAYATI, and OXBAR.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette product alert database public information (part) | Design: 2Firsts

 

  • Three ELFBAR-branded e-cigarette products submitted by HEAVEN GIFTS GERMANYELFBAR ELFX MAX DEVICE, ELFBAR ELFX MEGA DEVICE, ELFBAR JOINONE MINI DEVICE, and ELFBAR JOINONE DEVICE — have been published.

 

  • Among them, the ELFX Series is an open-system series under the ELFBAR brand, which has already launched multiple products, including ELFX, ELFX Special Edition, ELFX PRO Classic Edition, ELFX PRO, and ELFX ULTRA. (Read more)

 

  • The ELFBAR JOINONE Series is the brand’s latest pod-based e-cigarette line. It has so far introduced three pods — two Dock-to-Vape pods of different specifications and one Standalone Use pod — along with two devices: the Dynamic Device and the Lumeo Device. (Read more)

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
ELFBAR JOINOne Series physical image| Image source: 2Firsts

 

Two e-cigarette devices under GEEKTECH LLC’s JNR brand — the GLIDEPEN DEVICE and the KORAX DEVICE — have been published.

 

Dongguan Moki Technology Co., Ltd. has published two e-cigarette devices under its MOKI brand: the MK-D10 DEVICE and the MK-D07 DEVICE.

E-cigarette brands HAYATI and OXBAR have also published new devices — MOXY DEVICE 1 & MOXY PRO and the OXBAR OX20K BATTERY, respectively.

 

In addition, this product category has seen new SKU launches from other brands, including Mr.goodie, VAPMOD, LUMINOVA, FISCO, DRIPPED, and TASTEFLEX.

 


 

JNR Launches Multiple Open-System Products, HQD to Enter the UK Market

 

Within the category “Electronic cigarette – Refillable, placed on the market with one type of e-liquid (fixed combination)”, a total of 8 SKUs were published between August 11 and August 17, all of which belonged to the JNR brand.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)

 

Under GEEKTECH LLC’s JNR brand, the JNR STELLARC P4 and JNR GLASSROCK P5 were each updated with four different flavored SKUs, all with a nicotine concentration of 20 mg/mL.

 

Within the category “Electronic cigarette – Refillable, device only”, a total of 27 SKUs were published between August 11 and August 17, covering brands such as HQD, OXVA, FREETON, ASPIRE, and ELEAF.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the UK has published information on e-cigarette product notifications database (partial) | Design: 2Firsts

 

Shenzhen HAN QINGDA Technology Co., Ltd. has published new SKUs with the MHRA.

Under its HQD brand, the company introduced the HQD GLOW AIR device, which includes 8 SKUs, each corresponding to a different color. (Read more)

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
Translation: HQD GLOW AIR 35K | Image Source: HQD

 

Shenzhen Future Tech Co. LTD., under its brand OXVA, has announced the public listing of two e-cigarette devices: OXVA XLIM GO 2 DEVICE and OXVA NEXLIM GO DEVICE.

 

Among them, the OXVA NEXLIM GO DEVICE has already been featured on the official OXVA brand website.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
ELFX MINI | Image source: ELFBAR official website

 

Other products publicly listed under this category are as follows:

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette product notification database public information (part) | Infographic: 2Firsts

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette product notification database public information (partial) | Graphics: 2Firsts

 

VAPORESSO Updates Multiple Devices & Pods — Pod Listings Triple Compared to Previous Period

 

In the category “Kit – Pack containing more than one different e-cigarette device and/or more than one different refill container/cartridge”, a total of 9 SKUs were updated between August 11 and August 17, involving brands such as VAPORESSO, SMOK, and FREEMAX.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette product notification database public information (partial) | Image source: MHRA

 

Smoore International Holdings Limited’s brand VAPORESSO has launched the VAPORESSO XROS PRO 2 KIT, available in seven colors, with specifications listed as “0.4Ω+0.6Ω-2ML.” In addition, another SKU of the same kit is available in a “0.6Ω+0.8Ω-2ML” version.

 

Shenzhen IVPS Technology Co., Ltd.’s brand SMOK has also published new SKUs for the ARCO S1 KIT 2ml, NOVO PRO 2 KIT 2ml, ARCO MIX KIT 2ml, and NOVO ECO PRO KIT 2ml.

 

In the category “Individual part of electronic cigarette capable of containing e-liquid,” a total of 65 SKUs were updated between August 11 and August 17, covering brands such as ELFBAR, HAYATI, FREEMAX, OXBAR, and CONNEX.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK announces information on e-cigarette products database (partial) | Image Source: MHRA

 

HEAVEN GIFTS GERMANY’s brand ELFBAR has published SKUs for the ELFBAR ELFX MAX and ELFBAR ELFX MEGA cartridges, with coil resistances of 0.6Ω and 0.8Ω, respectively.

 

Shenzhen FreeMax Technology Co., Ltd.’s brand FREEMAX has released the FREEMAX ELIX POD, featuring five SKUs with different coil resistances.

 

In the category “Refill container/cartridge containing e-liquid,” a total of 1,033 SKUs were updated between August 11 and August 17, covering brands such as INNOKIN, LOST MARY, PIXL, SKE, JNR, and HIGO.

 

UK MHRA Approved E-cigarette Products List Updated|Number of Approved SKUs Surges to 1,156, with cartridges Accounting for 1,033 (August 11–17)
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette product notification database public information (partial) | Image source: MHRA

 

As a comparison, during the period of August 2 to 10, this category saw only 319 SKU updates, covering brands such as FEOBA, SKE, OXVA, ELFBAR, and VAPES BARS. However, between August 11 and 17, the number of updated SKUs in this category surged to more than three times higher, with all other categories also showing growth in new SKUs.

 


 

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