DTS compulsory on tobacco products in the UAE ABU DHABI, December 23, 2020 The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has banned from January 1 the sale (supply), transportation, storage or possession of any type of water pipe tobacco or electrically heated cigarettes in the UAE unless they bear the Digital Tax Stamp (DTS).
As per Cabinet Decision No. (33) of 2019, the Authority urged those concerned and affected by the decision to comply to avoid administrative penalties for violations of procedures related to the implementation of marking excise goods.
The DTS system helps the FTA improve its ability to collect excise tax charged on water pipe tobacco or electrically heated cigarettes in the UAE after being imported or manufactured locally, as well as strengthening control over these products and enabling stakeholders to analyse the supply chain to better control illicit tobacco product.