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Iced 30 ml shortfill IQOS in San José: the review shortlist
Iced in San José: 7 units tested over 7 weeks, 30 ml shortfill formats, priced per 10 ml for Costa Rica.
What the label on Iced is allowed to say
A iced 30 ml shortfill from the reviewed options in Costa Rica costs about ₡1.73 per 10 ml once delivery is counted. That number decides whether the habit survives the first month, not the sticker price.
Iced 30 ml shortfill reviews tend to be written after one tank. We run 7 units and 7 days per unit, because that is where the honest answer changes.
The short version: iced in San José works if the 30 ml shortfill, the coil and the strength are chosen as one system. Everything below is what we measured while doing exactly that.
What a iced 30 ml shortfill really costs in San José
A iced 30 ml shortfill from the reviewed options in Costa Rica costs about ₡1.73 per 10 ml once delivery is counted. That number decides whether the habit survives the first month, not the sticker price.
How we tested iced in a 30 ml shortfill
- Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.
- Pick the 30 ml shortfill that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.
- Choose strength against the ceiling in Costa Rica, which is the local legal limit for retail here.
- Child-resistant cap and tamper band on every iced bottle shipped into Costa Rica.
- Batch code and production date, so a iced bottle turned in 7 weeks ago is not sold as new.
- A dated dispatch promise: before 14:00 same day, tracked, so no order is held to a warehouse cut-off.
- The landed price per 10 ml after 4–9 business days, which is the only number worth comparing.
Where iced goes wrong
- Treating the advertised ₡45 entry kit as the real cost when refills run ₡1.73 per 10 ml.
- Ignoring the batch date on a 30 ml shortfill and discovering the listed price was for old stock.
- Assuming varies is uniform across brands, because two suppliers can label the same number differently.
The rules that apply here
Retail sales in Costa Rica sit under the same nicotine the label declares, which is the local legal limit. Anything above it is not sold through this channel.
Wholesale lines to Costa Rica need import documents the retail shop does not; ask for them in writing before a bulk order.
| What it is | This page | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Flavour | Iced | Decides coil choice more than strength does |
| Format | 30 ml shortfill | Sets how much liquid you are actually buying |
| Stock checked | 7 lines | Batch-traced, dated production runs only |
| Nicotine ceiling | varies | Legal retail limit in Costa Rica |
| Coil life | ~5 days | The hidden monthly cost |
| Delivery to Costa Rica | 4–9 business days | Buffer the reorder around this |
| Entry kit | ₡45 | What a first order really pays |
| Refill cost | ₡1.73 / 10 ml | The figure that decides the habit |
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Frequently asked questions
How long does iced in a 30 ml shortfill last?
In San José we measured 7 to 7 days per unit depending on the coil. The bottle outlasts the coil, so the coil is what you replace.
How much does a 30 ml shortfill cost per 10 ml?
On the last run in San José: about ₡1.73 per 10 ml liquid plus ₡45 for the entry kit, before any bulk discount.
Is iced legal to sell in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica regulates nicotine imports under its health authority.
Contact & ordering
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Same-day dispatch before 14:00, tracked delivery in 4–9 business days. Age verification 18+ applies at checkout.