Manama November 12, 2022:

Following UAE Federal Tax Authority’s footsteps, Bahrain’s National Bureau for Revenue announced the introduction of Digital Tax Stamps on Excise Goods starting from July 17, 2022 (extended from May 15, 2022) for imported Cigarettes, and retailed Cigarettes starting October 16, 2022 (extended from August 14, 2022)

The digital tax stamp system is a regulatory system that aims to track excise goods from the manufacturing stage to the goods being put into the local market for sale/consumption. Under this system, a dedicated digital stamp containing security features and codes is placed in order to prevent the circulation of non-original excise goods in the region.

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