Excise Tax is a form of indirect tax levied on specific goods. These goods are typically harmful to human health or the environment. As per the UAE excise taxation, these goods include:

Tobacco and tobacco products.

Liquids used in electronic smoking devices and tools.

Carbonated drinks (Exclude sparkling water)

Sweetened drinks.

Energy drinks.

The intent of excise tax is to reduce consumption of these commodities also raising revenue for the govt.

All business that produces, import, and releases excisable goods from designated zone must consider their registration requirements and filing and pay excise tax.

• Excise Registration. Timely registration is required to avoid any penalty.

• Excise Consultancy and Return filing.

• Excise Product Registration. If the excise products you are dealing with is not registered on the FTA (Federal Tax Authority) portal of excise product you need to register it on the FTA portal first before producing or importing it into the UAE.
• Excise De-Registration. Timely De-Registration is required to avoid penalty.
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