Shopify Shut the Door on Vape Sales. We'll Help You Open the Next One.
On June 23, 2026, Shopify banned all vape and e-cigarette sales, including FDA-authorized products, after pressure from 25 state attorneys general. If your store is suspended or on the clock, we'll assess it for free, hand you a clear roadmap to Magento Open Source or WooCommerce, and migrate you as fast as it can be done right.
Adobe Commerce Certified | In-House Team
This isn't a policy you can appeal
Shopify's ban covers every vape and e-cigarette product, FDA-authorized or not, and merchants had until July 8, 2026 to remove listings or be shut down. There's no workaround and no waiting it out. The only way back online is a platform that doesn't answer to Shopify's policy team - and that decision deserves a real plan, not a rushed one.
Where Vape & Nicotine Merchants Land Next
Magento Open Source and WooCommerce are both open ecosystems - neither can de-platform you the way Shopify just did. Here's how we help you choose.
WooCommerce for Lean, Fast-Moving Stores
Built on WordPress, WooCommerce gets you back online quickly with full ownership of your store and data. The right fit if you run a single store and value speed over deep customisation.
Magento Open Source for Complex Catalogs
Running multiple brands, wholesale accounts, or a catalog in the thousands of SKUs? Magento Open Source gives you the customisation and scale WooCommerce can't match, with no per-transaction platform fees.
Built for High-Risk & Age-Restricted Commerce
Both platforms work with high-risk payment processors and age-verification tools that Shopify's standard checkout was never built to support long-term.
You Own Your Data, Permanently
No platform policy team can suspend your store overnight. Your products, customers, and orders live on infrastructure you control.
No Proprietary Lock-In
We build on open-source platforms you can move off of again if you ever need to - not a proprietary system tied to one vendor.
What's Included in Migration
A fully configured store on the platform that fits you - not a rushed copy-paste job.
Full Data Migration
Products, variants, customer records, order history, and blog content migrated with verified accuracy.
High-Risk Payment Setup
We work with payment processors that support vape, e-liquid, and nicotine merchants, and get your application moving early so it's ready by go-live.
Age Verification Integration
Age-gate and ID verification configured at checkout, matched to the compliance requirements of the states you ship to.
SEO Migration & Redirects
Full URL mapping, 301 redirects, and metadata transfer so your rankings survive the move.
Email & Marketing Reconnection
Klaviyo, Mailchimp, or your existing platform's flows and audiences reconnected on day one.
QA & UAT
Checkout, age-gate, and fulfilment flows tested before your team signs off on launch.
Why Choose SnapTec
We're not a single-platform shop with a countdown clock. We're a migration team that gets the details right.
Free Assessment, No Obligations
You get a full assessment of your store and an honest platform recommendation before you spend a dollar or sign anything.
Platform-Agnostic, Not Locked In
We're Adobe Commerce certified and deep in WooCommerce/WordPress, so we recommend the platform that fits your business, not the one we happen to sell.
Realistic Timelines
We won't promise a rushed rebuild of your entire catalog. We'll tell you honestly what your assessment shows and give you a timeline you can actually count on.
In-House Delivery
Development, QA, and infrastructure are handled by our own team, not subcontracted out to hit a deadline.
Clear-Price Milestones
You see the scope and cost before we start, and we hold to it.
Post-Migration Support
Once you're live, we stay on for performance, compliance, and feature work, not just the handoff.
Your Free Migration Assessment, Step by Step
No cost, no obligation, and no pressure to sign anything before you see the plan.
Free Store Assessment
We review your current Shopify store: catalog size, apps, integrations, and payment setup, at no cost.
Platform Recommendation
A clear, honest recommendation - Magento Open Source or WooCommerce - based on your catalog and business model, not our preference.
Migration Roadmap & Timeline
A written roadmap with real milestones and a realistic launch date, so you know what to expect before committing to anything.
Data Migration (Staging)
Products, customers, and orders migrated to a staging store and checked for accuracy before anything goes live.
Payment & Age Verification Setup
High-risk payment processor and age-verification configured and tested.
Theme & UX Build
Your store rebuilt to match, or improve on, your current design and customer experience.
SEO & QA
Redirect mapping, metadata transfer, and full checkout and fulfilment testing.
Go-Live
DNS cutover at your lowest-traffic hour, with monitoring in place from minute one.
What to Expect After You Move
Typical outcomes from SnapTec platform migrations
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Shopify really banning vape and e-cigarette sales?
Yes. Shopify announced the policy on June 23, 2026, following pressure from a coalition of 25 state attorneys general. It covers all vape and e-cigarette products, including those with FDA marketing authorization, and merchants were given until July 8, 2026 to come into compliance.
Should I move to Magento Open Source or WooCommerce?
It depends on your catalog size, growth plans, and how much customisation you need. We'll tell you which one fits after we've actually looked at your store, not before.
Will my store go offline during the migration?
No. We build your new store in a staging environment while your current one keeps running. Once everything is tested and signed off, we do a DNS cutover - usually just minutes of downtime, scheduled for your lowest-traffic hour.
Do you handle high-risk payment processors and age verification?
Yes. We configure payment processors that work with vape and nicotine merchants and set up age verification at checkout, matched to the states you ship to.
Will I lose my SEO rankings?
Not with proper execution. We map every existing URL, set up 301 redirects, and migrate your metadata before launch - that's a standard part of every migration, not an add-on.
What if Shopify already shut my store down?
We can still help. We'll work from your last data export, backups, or Shopify's admin (if you still have access) to rebuild your catalog and customer records on the new platform.
Get Your Free Migration Assessment
No cost, no obligation. Send us your store details and we'll tell you honestly what it takes to get you selling again, on a platform built to last.
Adobe Commerce Certified | In-House Team