Luanda – Some products intended for human consumption without tax stamps are not allowed to enter the country as of Tuesday (11).
Beverages, tobacco and alcoholic without tax stamps are banned to enter the domestic marked, according to the publication of the Portal of the Cabinet Council’s Secretariat.
The source stated that the non-compliance with the provision will subject the economic operators responsible for import to the penalties provided for by law.
However, the economic operators have been given a period of 180 days to dispose of the products that are currently in stock.
According to the publication, as of January 2024, the Angolan market will no longer register the sale of alcoholic beverages and liquids, tobacco and its manufactured substitutes, without the high security tax stamps.
The application of High Security Tax Stamps aims to promote tax justice and acts to formalise important activities in sectors of great relevance to the national economy.
The launch of the National Programme of High Security Tax Stamps (PROSEFA) took place this Tuesday and was presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Press-EP, Lando Sebastião Teta.
The move is meant to prevent counterfeit and smuggled products from circulating in the Angolan market, ensuring the protection of public health and the well-being of citizens against the damage caused by the consumption of these harmful products. CLAU/AC
