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Two things worth understanding before you place a vape hardware order

Last updated By Edward, Export sales

One is a number printed on every box that almost nobody can reproduce: the puff count. The other is the rule that decides whether your device can be sold in the EU and UK at all: the 2 mL tank. Both are explained here with the method and the arithmetic shown, so you can check the claims yourself.

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The 2 mL rule in practice: what TPD compliance actually requires

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