According to the Belarusian news website чеснок, the Belarusian taxation and collection department revealed that from July 1st, the sales of smokeless nicotine products and e-cigarette oil will need to obtain a license.
According to the “License Law” of Belarus, starting from January 1, 2023, the retail business of smokeless nicotine products and e-liquids will be required to be licensed. To ensure that operators are able to obtain a license, transitional provisions are in place to allow sufficient time for commercial entities to obtain a license.
Those who were already retailing these items on January 1, 2023, can continue to do so without a permit until July 1. In order to continue selling these goods in the future, commercial entities need to obtain a retail trade license.
Operators who already hold a license covering “retail sales of tobacco products” services and have sold smokeless nicotine products and e-liquids before 1 January 2023 can continue to do so.
According to the transition period regulations, before July 1, 2023, operators must submit a notification of the MARТ form to the licensing authority in accordance with the regulations, and if they have not yet obtained a license, they must apply as soon as possible.
The Belarusian tax and collection department emphasized that after July 1, operators who do not comply with the regulations will be prohibited from retailing smokeless nicotine products and e-liquids.
If there are no plans to continue selling these products, existing stock will need to be cleared by the stated date. Retail sales of unlicensed smokeless nicotine products and e-liquids will face the following responsibilities:
Administrative penalties may be imposed pursuant to Article 13.3, paragraph 1, of the Belarusian Code of Administrative Offenses;
According to Article 233 of the Criminal Code of Belarus, it may constitute a criminal offense.
Post time: Aug-01-2023
