About 90 per cent of the world's
vaping hardware is produced in Shenzhen. With Chinese factories hit by coronavirus, Australian stockpiles of replaceable
coils and pods are rapidly dwindling.
Retailers and distributors have told Hack they're down to the last few weeks of supplies for some products, and others have already run out.
"I can't get stock," Jay Karanouh from House of
vape, a large Sydney retailer, said. There are some products that are completely sold out.
Distributors say the same. Chris Monchgesang, the chief operating officer for Vape Traders, a major distributor, said supplies of high turnover stock should last for another month, but Shenzhen vape factories may not resume shipping for six weeks.
