Government increases excise tax for cigarettes by 2.2 times
31/12/2017 14:42
Government increases excise tax for cigarettes by 2.2 times
31/12/2017 14:42
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- From 1 January 2018, the Government of Uzbekistan set excise tax rates for tobacco products produced in Uzbekistan.
The new rates were established by the resolution of the President of Uzbekistan “On forecast of the main macroeconomic indicators and parameters of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2018”.
The government increased the excise tax on tobacco products produced in Uzbekistan. The excise tax on cigarettes with a filter and on cigarettes without a filter increased from 37,432 soums to 84,222 soums per 1,000 pieces (growth - 2.2 times).
According to the decree, the excise tax on cigarettes from tobacco and its substitutes imported to Uzbekistan (HS code 2402-20) was kept at US$18.2 per 1,000 units.
The excise tax on cigarettes from tobacco and its substitutes (HS code 2402 20 900 0) is also kept at the level of US$90 per 1,000 pieces.
The excise tax rate for cigars and cigars with cut ends, cigarillos containing tobacco, remained at the level of US$0.42 per 1 piece.
$ 1 | 12697.00 | 0.000% |
1 | 13547.70 | 0.000% |
₽ 1 | 135.05 | 0.000% |