As of Thursday, August 1, 2019, the Federal Tax Authority will ban the sale, circulation and possession of all types of cigarettes that do not carry "digital tax stamps" in local markets.
She asked tobacco cigarette importers to contact retailers, distributors and wholesales, to dispose of any products that do not have a digital tax character, and to withdraw them from the market, according to the procedures adopted.
According to a circular issued by the Authority, Emirates Al Youm obtained a copy from Thursday, August 1, 2019. It will not allow the sale, circulation, importation or production of any cigarettes in the UAE, Digital.
Two types of "digital tax stamps" have been adopted. The red stamps that are installed on tobacco packages and products (including cigarettes), which are allowed to be traded in local markets, as well as to those coming into the country through free markets. The second type is the green stamps Which are installed on tobacco packages and products, which are allowed to be sold in free markets for those leaving the country.
The Director General of the Federal Tax Authority, Khalid Ali al-Bustani, that this step comes within the strategy of the work of the Authority, which aims to combat tax evasion, and contribute to the protection of consumers and maintain the integrity of the environment, through electronic control mechanisms developed sophisticated and efficient, about this.