Cigarettes not bearing red digital tax stamps to be prohibited across local markets in UAE as of August 1. The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) cautioned that owning or selling cigarettes not bearing the ‘Red Digital Tax Stamps’ will be prohibited across local markets as of August 1, 2019, as per the timeline for the ‘Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme’, which went into effect on January 1, 2019. The Authority urged Taxable Persons to comply with the regulations to avoid administrative penalties.
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No cigarettes will be allowed to be stored, held out for sale, imported or produced anywhere in the UAE unless they carry a Digital Tax Stamp with end-to-end traceability. Penalties for non-compliance with this rule may apply. It would therefore be advisable for businesses to consider this final deadline date into their supply chain planning to ensure all unmarked products have been sold prior to this time.
The Authority called on all cigarette producers, importers, dealers, and consumers in the UAE to comply with the Decision in order to avoid the penalties outlined in the Cabinet Decision on Violations of Procedures for Applying Digital Tax Stamps on Tobacco and Tobacco Products. The objective, the FTA explained, is to curb attempts at commercial fraud and protect consumers from sub-standard products that harm their health and the environment, in addition to combatting tax evasion.
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