Who we host Dry-herb vaporizers
Hosting for dry-herb vaporizer stores
Devices used only with dry herb, and their parts. USPS's own rule exempts them from the mail ban that reaches nicotine vapes, but Shopify's June 2026 notice still caught hardware-only sellers who carried no nicotine at all. Here is the distinction, in the platforms' own words.
- Sources linked, dated
- 0% of sales, ever
Who this is for
A store selling vaporizers built only for dry herb (no liquid chamber, no e-rig, no 510-thread battery), plus their parts: screens, batteries, chargers, cleaning kits. The federal rule that defines an electronic nicotine delivery system draws a real line here; most platform enforcement, so far, has not.
What platform rules do to a vaporizer store
USPS's own final rule on e-cigarettes in the mail, 86 FR 58398 (21 October 2021), places a device used only with dry herb, and its parts, outside the federal definition of an electronic nicotine delivery system (federalregister.gov). That is a mail-carrier rule, not a store-hosting rule, and the two have not tracked each other in practice.
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Shopify did not carve out dry-herb hardware
Shopify's ENDS notice, sent to merchants 24 June 2026 with a removal deadline of 8 July 2026, read “Shopify no longer supports the sale of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)… regardless of nicotine content” (quoted and sourced in full on our Shopify notice page). A merchant posted in the Shopify Community on 19 August 2026: “We only sold Vape batteries and accessories (no nicotine or cannabis) JUST Hardware, but now Shopify does not allow it!” (community.shopify.com, “ENDS Policy”). No Shopify staff replied in that thread to say hardware-only stores were exempt.
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Shopify Payments' public list still just says “tobacco and related products”
Shopify Payments' eligibility page prohibits “tobacco and related products” under regulated/illegal goods and says its own list “isn't exhaustive” (help.shopify.com, read 7 Oct 2026). It draws no distinction for dry-herb-only hardware either.
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UPS and FedEx refuse all vaping products, dry-herb included
UPS's own shipping guidance prohibits all vaping products regardless of nicotine content (ups.com). USPS's mail exemption for dry-herb devices does not carry over to the two largest private carriers.
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Wix and WooPayments name tobacco and e-cigarettes, not dry-herb specifically
Wix Payments prohibits “Tobacco, e-cigarettes, e-liquids” (support.wix.com); WooPayments prohibits “Tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vapes” (woocommerce.com). Neither published policy, read 7 Oct 2026, carves out a dry-herb-only exception the way USPS's mail rule does.
What we host
Our hosting policy says it in the “What we host” list: “Dry-herb vaporizers and their parts. Under the USPS rule that implements the federal mail ban, a device used only with dry herb, and its parts, sits outside the definition of an electronic nicotine delivery system. We classify per product, not per store.” That per-product classification is the point: one liquid-capable item in an otherwise dry-herb catalogue does not disqualify the rest of it.
Liquid-capable devices sit in a different list
E-rigs, dab pens and 510-thread batteries are on the controls-required list, and nicotine e-liquid, disposables and pouches are refused today; see the policy for exactly why. If your catalogue mixes dry-herb hardware with liquid-capable devices, the dry run tells you which lines clear and which do not.
What moving looks like
Export your products CSV
Including part numbers, so each line gets its own classification.
Send it to the free dry run
A row-by-row answer: hosted, needs a quick look, or refused with the reason. Start the dry run.
Connect your own gateway
Your existing Authorize.net account, or a new one.
Go live
Days, not months, once the dry run and gateway application clear.
Honest limits
Billing is not switched on yet. No merchant is charged a cent today. Hosting on your own domain is built into every paid plan, but has not yet been proven end-to-end on an outside merchant's domain; ask, and we will tell you in writing where that stands. We also do not operate a vape-accepting carrier contract today; shipping arrangements for your devices are yours, as they would be on any platform.
Questions
Are dry-herb vaporizers legally the same as nicotine vapes?
Not under USPS's mail rule: a device used only with dry herb, and its parts, sits outside the federal ENDS definition (86 FR 58398). Platform enforcement has not consistently followed that distinction, which is why we classify per product.
Will Standfast host nicotine vapes too?
No. Liquid-capable devices and e-rigs need controls we are still building, and nicotine e-liquid, disposables and pouches are refused today; see the hosting policy's refused list.
Which carriers will ship my products?
USPS can carry dry-herb-only devices and parts under its own rule. UPS and FedEx refuse all vaping products regardless of nicotine content, which reaches dry-herb hardware too. Carrier choice and your shipping account are yours to arrange.
What about parts and accessories?
Classified with the device they belong to. A screen, battery or charger for a dry-herb-only device is screened the same way the device itself is.
What does moving actually look like?
Export your CSV, send it to the free dry run for a row-by-row answer, connect your own gateway, and go live: days, not months, once both clear.
Sources
- USPS final rule, “Treatment of E-Cigarettes in the Mail,” 86 FR 58398, 21 October 2021: federalregister.gov
- Shopify's ENDS notice, 24 June 2026 and 8 July 2026 dates, and the Community thread quote: see our Shopify notice page, which lists its own twelve sources
- Shopify Payments eligibility, “tobacco and related products”: help.shopify.com (read 7 Oct 2026)
- UPS, “How to ship tobacco,” prohibiting all vaping products: ups.com
- Wix Payments, prohibited products and services: support.wix.com (read 7 Oct 2026)
- WooPayments, prohibited and restricted products: woocommerce.com (read 7 Oct 2026)
- Our own hosting policy, sections 1 and 2
We are not affiliated with Shopify, UPS, Wix or WooCommerce. Their names are used only to describe their own public policies, each linked above.