Excise Tax Registration - UAE

Excise Tax Registration - UAE

Excise tax registration
A person who conducts (or intends to conduct) activities like producing, importing, transferring or stockpiling of excise goods should pay excise tax. 

They must register within 30 days after either the onset of business, or the effective date of the law, whichever is earlier. They cannot be a part of any transaction involving excise goods until they have registered for excise tax in the UAE. There is no registration threshold for excise tax. 

Exceptions to excise tax registration

A person who does not import excise goods regularly will not have to register for excise tax. They will need to prove that they do not import excise goods more than once in six months or four times in twenty-four months.

Excise tax will still be due on imports where the value of the excise goods exceeds the duty-free threshold.

Excise tax deregistration
If a person who has registered for excise tax is no longer dealing with excise goods, they can apply for deregistration.

Questions to ask yourself before completing the registration form

  • Should I register for excise tax?
  • Do I plan on supervising a Designated Zone as a warehouse keeper? If yes, you will need to complete additional forms.
  • Do I have all the supporting documentation & information that I’ll need to upload?
  • Am I an authorized signatory of the business being registered (a director, an owner, or someone with the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the business)?

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