--- title: "Indonesia will not impose a binding nationwide vape ban before 31 March 2027." description: "On 12 October, the National Narcotics Agency and two coordinating ministries called for a total ban after narcotics were found in vape liquids. However, e-cigarettes remain legal under the 2023 Health" url: "https://bilby.ai/predictions/p/165/indonesia-will-not-impose-a-binding-nationwide-vape-ban-before-31-march-2027" markdown: "https://bilby.ai/predictions/p/165/indonesia-will-not-impose-a-binding-nationwide-vape-ban-before-31-march-2027.md" index: "https://bilby.ai/llms.txt" --- > For agents: Bilby answers questions about what governments do, from documents collected at source and checked by research analysts. To ask Bilby yourself, connect to its MCP server at https://pulse.bilby.ai/mcp (setup: https://docs.bilby.ai/developers/mcp-server). Every page on this site is also markdown: add .md to its address, or send Accept: text/markdown. https://bilby.ai/llms.txt lists them all. # Indonesia will not impose a binding nationwide vape ban before 31 March 2027. - **Made:** 14 Oct 2026 - **By:** Owen Bae - **Market:** Indonesia - **Outcome:** Unresolved On 12 October, the National Narcotics Agency and two coordinating ministries called for a total ban after narcotics were found in vape liquids. However, e-cigarettes remain legal under the 2023 Health Law and a 2024 government regulation (PP 28/2024), meaning a nationwide ban would require a presidential regulation. Vape makers and retailers support an estimated 100,000–150,000 jobs and generate Rp2.8 trillion in annual excise revenue, giving President Prabowo little incentive to impose an outright ban. Instead, the agency is likely to secure tighter customs checks, mandatory ingredient disclosures and Health Ministry restrictions, as it did after etomidate was found in vape liquids in 2025. [Ask Bilby about this prediction](https://pulse.bilby.ai/?prompt=Indonesia%20will%20not%20impose%20a%20binding%20nationwide%20vape%20ban%20before%2031%20March%202027.) ## Ask Bilby about it Carry the prediction into a question: what has changed since, who decides, and who is exposed. - [What has changed since it was made?](https://pulse.bilby.ai/?prompt=What%20has%20changed%20since%20Bilby%20predicted%20this%3F%20Indonesia%20will%20not%20impose%20a%20binding%20nationwide%20vape%20ban%20before%2031%20March%202027.) - [Who decides whether it happens?](https://pulse.bilby.ai/?prompt=Who%20decides%20whether%20this%20happens%3F%20Indonesia%20will%20not%20impose%20a%20binding%20nationwide%20vape%20ban%20before%2031%20March%202027.) - [Who gains and who loses if it does?](https://pulse.bilby.ai/?prompt=Who%20gains%20and%20who%20loses%20if%20this%20happens%3F%20Indonesia%20will%20not%20impose%20a%20binding%20nationwide%20vape%20ban%20before%2031%20March%202027.) ## More from Indonesia 29 predictions on Indonesia so far, newest first. - 3 Nov 2026 · [ANTAM’s nickel operating profit will reach at least Rp15 trillion (US$830 million) in 2027.](https://bilby.ai/predictions/p/200/antam-s-nickel-operating-profit-will-reach-at-least-rp15-trillion-us-830-million) · Unresolved - 28 Oct 2026 · [Jakarta’s reform plan is unlikely to reverse MSCI to move Indonesia to Standalone Market status by 30 June 2027.](https://bilby.ai/predictions/p/191/jakarta-s-reform-plan-is-unlikely-to-reverse-msci-to-move-indonesia-to-standalon) · Unresolved - 20 Oct 2026 · [MSCI will confirm Indonesia’s downgrade from Emerging Market to Standalone Market status by 30 June 2027.](https://bilby.ai/predictions/p/173/msci-will-confirm-indonesia-s-downgrade-from-emerging-market-to-standalone-marke) · Unresolved [All 29 from Indonesia](https://bilby.ai/predictions/log?tag=indonesia) · Marked true or false when each resolves ## See what we’re seeing next. New predictions in the Asia Daily Take, free every weekday, and in Bilby whenever you have a question. [Get the Asia Daily Take](https://bilby.ai/asia#asia-daily-take) · [Try Bilby](https://pulse.bilby.ai/sign-up)