Dubai Custom Authority Implements Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme

Posted on    17 July 2019
 Dubai Custom Authority Implements Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme

The Custom Authority of Dubai vide Custom Notice No. 5\2019 has announced implementation of Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme. The notice further talks about placing digital tax stamps on tobacco and tobacco products.  

It has been decided that all the relevant custom centers should implement FTA Resolution No. 2 of 2019 and ban importation of all types of hookah, molasses and e- cigarettes if they are not marked with digital stamps effective from 1st March 2020. 

The authority has strictly asked all the relevant clients to undertake all the required procedures at the FTA to obtain and implement digital tax stamps. 

The authority has also asked all the relevant departments to take necessary measures to implement the above provisions as per their scope of competence. 

The Director-General pointed out that from 1st August 2019, all types of cigarettes that do not carry the stamp will not be allowed to be sold or traded in the UAE, with retail stores banned from selling cigarettes that do not have the digital stamps. The DG in his previous addresings had explained that according to the Cabinet Decision No. 42 of 2018 on Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products, a penalty will be levied on any person who trades or carries specified excise products that are not marked with a digital seal. The UAE is the first country in the region to use such a system, which employs sophisticated methods to promote accuracy and effectiveness. It supports the FTA’s efforts to collect taxes in conjunction with the concerned authorities, implements uniform procedures that guarantee the rights and duties of taxable persons, promotes competitiveness and provides the highest levels of transparency. This system is an innovative solution to support and increase the efficiency of inspections and control at customs outlets and markets and prevents the sale of non-compliant products. The digital stamps that will be installed on the packaging of tobacco products include accurate electronic information that can be read by a special device, through which the payment of the tax on these products is verified.  

 



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