Govt must discourage import of cigarettes, ban e cigarettes RACGP Liquid nicotine import crackdown flagged The government has imposed an immediate ban on the import of e cigarettes to protect public health. A gazette notification from the commerce ministry adds e cigarettes to the banned items list under The High Court has issued a rule asking why Section 6(G) of the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005, which bans the import, supply and sale of vape and e cigarettes,