If you tried to find Raz Vape products in 2025, you may have come up empty. Empty shelves at gas stations, out-of-stock listings online, and conflicting information from retailers left many people wondering whether the brand had quietly shut down. The short answer is no — but the full picture is worth understanding.
This article covers what actually happened: whether Raz Vape has closed, what the FDA’s actions mean, why products became scarce, and what consumers and retailers can reasonably conclude right now.
Raz Vape Has Not Announced a Business Closure
The most direct answer first: Raz Vape has not filed for bankruptcy, issued a liquidation notice, or made any public statement about shutting down.
As of 2026, the brand’s official website states it is actively shipping and maintaining a U.S. distribution presence. The company lists a warehouse in Pomona, California, and shows multiple active product lines on its site. That is not what a company in the process of closing looks like.
When businesses do shut down, they typically leave a verifiable record — court filings, press releases, or at minimum a notice on their own website. None of that exists for Raz Vape. The absence of a closure announcement is itself meaningful evidence.
So where did the rumors come from? Mostly from a combination of regulatory pressure, supply disruptions, and some understandable confusion about product availability. Those are real issues, but they are different from a business closing its doors.
The FDA Warning Letter and What It Actually Means
In September 2024, the FDA issued a warning letter to FunCool Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as Raz Vape. The letter stated that certain products were being marketed in the U.S. without the required premarket authorization.
The specific products named in the letter included the RAZ DC25000, the RAZ TN9000 Sour Mango Pineapple, and the RAZ TN9000 Tropical Storm. These items were identified as lacking the marketing authorization required under federal law at the time.
It is important to understand what a warning letter is — and what it is not. A warning letter is a compliance action. It requires the company to respond and correct the issue. It is not a shutdown order, not a product ban covering every item the brand sells, and not a court judgment against the business.
A useful way to think about it: a warning letter functions more like a regulatory traffic stop than a license revocation. It can slow or reroute how a brand distributes its products without forcing the business to close entirely.
The FDA did not issue a blanket ban on all Raz Vape products. The 2024 letter addressed specific items that lacked proper authorization at that time. Conflating a targeted compliance action with a brand-wide ban is one of the main reasons the shutdown rumors spread so quickly.
Why Raz Vapes Became Hard to Find in 2025
Even if Raz Vape is still operating, the supply disruption in 2025 was real. Products disappeared from many retail channels, including convenience stores, smoke shops, and online retailers. Multiple factors contributed to this.
FDA Enforcement and Seizures
In September 2025, broader FDA enforcement actions against unauthorized vape products resulted in more than $86 million worth of devices seized across the industry. This sweep targeted numerous foreign-made disposable vape brands, and Raz products were part of the broader market affected.
When enforcement actions of that scale happen, retailers often pull products preemptively to avoid legal risk. That kind of market-wide pullback can look, from the outside, like a brand disappearing — even when the brand itself is still operating.
Supply Chain and Tariff Pressures
Retailers and industry blogs have also pointed to tariffs and supply chain disruptions as contributing factors. These are secondary explanations, and they come from retailer commentary rather than official sources. Still, they are consistent with the pattern of intermittent availability seen throughout 2025.
The key distinction here is this: a product being out of stock is not the same as a company shutting down. A brand can face genuine supply disruptions and still remain a functioning business. Raz Vape appears to be an example of exactly that.
State-Level Legislation
State regulations added another layer of complexity. In North Carolina, for example, proposed legislation would require certain vape products to meet state directory and authorization standards before they can be sold at retail. If a product does not appear on a state’s approved list, retailers in that state may be required to remove it from shelves — even if the product is still being sold elsewhere.
This means that in some states, Raz products may be unavailable for regulatory reasons that are entirely separate from whether the company is open for business nationally.
Product Rebrands That Added to the Confusion
Part of the “going out of business” narrative also stems from product name changes that were mistaken for discontinuations.
The RAZ LTX 25K is reported to be a rebrand of the older RAZ DC25000 — one of the specific products named in the FDA warning letter. When a well-known product suddenly disappears from shelves and a new one appears under a different name, it is easy for consumers to assume the brand is in trouble or that a product line was killed off entirely.
In this case, the rename appears to be a product update and likely a response to the regulatory environment, not a sign that the brand is winding down. A company discontinuing a specific product model while continuing to operate is a normal business decision, not evidence of closure.
If you are looking for a product you used to buy under an older Raz model name and cannot find it, it is worth checking whether it has been released under a new name before concluding it is gone permanently.
What Consumers and Retailers Should Take From This
Based on the available evidence, here is a clear summary of where things stand:
- Raz Vape has not closed. No bankruptcy, liquidation, or shutdown announcement has been made. The brand states it is actively operating as of 2026.
- The FDA took action against specific products, not the entire brand. The 2024 warning letter named three products. It is not a blanket ban on Raz Vape as a company.
- Supply disruptions in 2025 were real but industry-wide. The $86 million seizure event affected many foreign-made disposable vape brands, not just Raz.
- Some products were renamed, not discontinued. The DC25000 to LTX 25K rebrand is one documented example. Shoppers may find the same product under a different name.
- State-level rules affect local availability independently. A product being unavailable in one state does not mean it is unavailable everywhere.
For retailers, the practical implication is that stocking Raz products still carries regulatory risk if specific items lack FDA authorization. It is worth verifying the authorization status of individual SKUs before placing orders, rather than treating the brand as either fully approved or entirely prohibited.
For consumers, the takeaway is simpler: the brand appears to still exist, products may be available through authorized channels, and the shortage you experienced in 2025 was more likely a result of enforcement and supply disruption than a business closure.
If you follow business and consumer industry news, resources like OurBizPoint can help you stay current on stories like this, where the regulatory landscape shifts faster than most media coverage keeps up with.
The Bottom Line
Raz Vape is not confirmed to be going out of business. The evidence points instead to a brand navigating significant regulatory pressure, supply chain challenges, and enforcement actions that affected much of the disposable vape industry in 2024 and 2025.
The situation is genuinely uncertain — the regulatory environment around unauthorized vape products remains active, and that creates real risks for the brand’s long-term position. But uncertainty is not the same as closure, and the available facts do not support the conclusion that Raz Vape has shut down.
If that changes — through a formal announcement, a court filing, or verifiable evidence of cessation — that would be worth reporting. Until then, the most accurate answer remains: the brand appears to be operating, under pressure, but still open.
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