The introduction of the “Marks on tobacco and its products” system will begin next January

Media In-Abu Dhabi, 27 November 2018
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Federal Tax Authority issued a decree on the application of the labeling system to tobacco and tobacco products. From 1 January 2019 for all types of cigarettes.
The system will be mandatory for all types of imported, locally produced and traded “cigarettes”. The system will be extended gradually to include all tobacco products that will be tracked electronically from production until they reach the final consumer, the Federal Tax Authority said in a press release. To ensure full compliance with the selective tax payable on tobacco and tobacco products.
She stressed that the system establishes a comprehensive and accurate regulatory framework to support the Authority’s efforts to collect taxes and combat tax evasion in cooperation with concerned authorities to implement unified procedures to guarantee the rights and duties of taxable persons and to provide the highest levels of transparency in the procedures governing their dealings with the Commission.
In accordance with the decision of the Commission – No. 3 of 2018, which includes four articles – from January 1, the markings will be available for purchase orders by the importer or producer of the specific selective goods that include all types of cigarettes, To indicate that the tax has been paid.
The resolution states that from 1 May 2019, all types of cigarettes will be imported into the country without any distinguishing marks. As of 1 August 2019, all types of unmarked cigarettes in the country markets United Arab Emirates.
The resolution emphasized that the markings must be stored securely before they are installed on select selective goods (all types of cigarettes) in accordance with the minimum of four security requirements, including storage of markings in such a way that they are not accessible by unauthorized persons, Distinguished marks that are retained before they are installed on select selective goods, and the storage of distinctive marks in such a manner as to prevent their exposure to substances or components that may endanger their physical integrity, and to take measures to ensure that unauthorized use of distinctive marks And display them for copying or imitation or manipulation in any other form.