How many mL are in a disposable vape?
Disposable listings that state a capacity claim a median of 20 mL (also the single most common figure), typically between 20 and 30 mL, across 302 listings, last checked October 15, 2026. Pod system listings that state a capacity are most commonly 2 mL (73 listings) or 20 mL (97 listings) or 30 mL (65 listings) or 40 mL (37 listings), out of 346listings that state one — though, as the next section explains, a pod’s stated figure is often its empty holding capacity rather than e-liquid included in the price.
Disposable vapes: stated capacity, price and duty
The median price per millilitre below includes the whole disposable — the device and the e-liquid together — not the liquid alone, since a disposable is not sold as e-liquid separately from its device. Duty is the federal vaping duty charged on a single container of that capacity; see vape tax in Canada, explained for the formula.
| Capacity | Listings | Median price | Median $/mL | Duty / container | Duty / mL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mL | 143 | $32.99 | $1.65 | $6.72 | $0.34 |
| 30 mL | 81 | $42.40 | $1.41 | $7.84 | $0.26 |
Pod systems: stated capacity and duty
No price-per-millilitre column appears here. A refillable pod’s stated millilitre figure is frequently the empty pod’s holding capacity rather than e-liquid included in the listing’s price, so dividing that price by the stated capacity would compare a device price to a liquid volume the sale may not contain at all. Duty is still a container-size figure and applies regardless.
| Capacity | Listings | Duty / container | Duty / mL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 mL | 73 | $1.12 | $0.56 |
| 20 mL | 97 | $6.72 | $0.34 |
| 30 mL | 65 | $7.84 | $0.26 |
| 40 mL | 37 | $8.96 | $0.22 |
How many puffs does a disposable claim per millilitre?
Among Disposable listings stating both a credible puff count and a capacity, the median is 2,500 puffs per mL, typically between 1,000 and 3,000, across 143 listings, last checked October 15, 2026. A puff count is a figure a manufacturer calculates from its own assumptions, not a measurement made to any common standard — see what a puff count actually tells you before comparing two products on it.
| Capacity | Listings | Median puffs claimed | Puffs claimed / mL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mL | 77 | 50,000 | 2,500 |
| 30 mL | 28 | 80,000 | 2,667 |
Do British Columbia and Quebec limit pod or cartridge capacity?
Yes, for pods and cartridges specifically. Both provinces cap a pod or cartridge at 2 mL, and a refill container at 30 mL — see e-liquid bottle sizes: cost per millilitre by sizefor the refill-container figures. Neither province’s rule names disposables as a separate category, so this guide states the 2 mL limit for pods and cartridges only. No federal law sets a container-size limit at all; the 20 mg/mL federal nicotine-concentration cap is a separate figure, covered in nicotine strength: what mg/mL and percentages mean.
How these numbers were built
A listing’s stated capacity is read from its title the same way as every other figure in this cluster — a single, unambiguous “N mL” with no multipack marker attached. A capacity is only published in the tables above once at least 25 listings state it. The disposable puffs-per-mL figures are scoped to listings stating both a capacity and a credible puff count, so the sample sizes differ from the capacity distributions above them.
Current listings themselves are in the disposable vapes and pod systems catalogue. For the format comparison this feeds — disposable and refillable systems on a cost-per-millilitre basis — see disposable and refillable vapes: the cost per millilitre.