Xyfil, the HMRC-approved UK vape manufacturer, has partnered with Links International Limited to launch Xyfil China. It is a single route for Chinese vape manufacturers and brand owners to meet the UK’s Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme.
Links supports manufacturers locally in China. Xyfil handles vape duty, duty stamps, duty suspension, UK representation and manufacturing in the UK.
Our partnership: Xyfil China, operated by Links International
Links International Limited operates Xyfil China under a signed strategic cooperation agreement. The Links team is the local point of contact for vape manufacturers in China: gathering each brief, coordinating suppliers and shipments, and connecting manufacturers directly with Xyfil’s UK team. Xyfil carries out all regulated VPD activity in the UK under its HMRC approvals. Together, we are your China in the UK.
Our VPD services for Chinese vape manufacturers
- UK contract manufacturing and co-packing. From full formulation to boxing only. We fill, pack and finish vape products to your specification, then apply and activate the UK vape duty stamp, all under duty suspension.
- Vape duty stamp application. For retail-ready vapes, we apply and activate duty stamps under the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme at our HMRC-approved premises and release stock to the UK market.
- UK representation for overseas manufacturers. Need duty stamps applied at your own factory in China? Xyfil acts as your UK representative under the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme, supplying stamps to your HMRC-registered factory, backed by a bank guarantee and monthly stamp reconciliation.
- Duty-suspended storage and fulfilment. Excise duty suspension at our approved premises in Preston, with pallet and carton fulfilment to UK distributors, wholesalers and online retailers.
- Full-service manufacturing. From a multi-award-winning flavour development house: e-liquid manufacturing, bottle and pod filling, nicotine pouches and CBD products, all made in the UK.
- VPD compliance software. Fully supported duty stamp software with full IT support, and a client login to follow stock, production and stamping activity.
Why duty suspension matters
Vape duty is charged at 22p per ml (£2.20 per 10ml). Holding stock in duty suspension means VPD is paid when goods are released for sale, not when they arrive in the UK. Stock can be stamped on demand. Vapes manufactured and filled in the UK keep one onward duty-suspended movement, and unstamped stock can be moved for export under EMCS without UK duty.
HMRC-approved for Vaping Products Duty
Xyfil holds HMRC approvals as a Vaping Products Duty manufacturer, for duty stamp affixing, and as a UK representative under the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme. We requisition, apply and activate every vape duty stamp, file VPD returns and keep audit-ready records for HMRC.
Vape duty FAQs
Do Chinese vape manufacturers need a UK representative? Only if duty stamps are applied at the factory outside the UK. If stamping takes place at Xyfil’s approved premises in Preston, Xyfil applies the stamps under its own approval.
When is vape duty (VPD) paid? Products imported into duty suspension pay VPD only when they leave duty suspension and are released for consumption in the UK. Customs duty and import VAT are paid at import as normal.
When are vape duty stamps required? Every vaping product sold in the UK needs a duty stamp. From 1 April 2027, selling unstamped vapes in the UK is illegal.
Meet Xyfil China at [Exhibition name]
The Links team will be at the World Vape Show, Dubai, on 10-12th November, stand 1430. Chinese vape manufacturers and brand owners can visit the stand, or contact the team directly:
- Email: links@xyfil.com
- WhatsApp (UK): +44 7870 100100
- WhatsApp (China): +852 9794 9515
- WeChat (UK): maxhansuk
- WeChat (China): 13242999516
Full details in English and Chinese are at xyfil.com/linkschina.