Tax stamps become mandatory in Angola

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. Also read: Angola prepares ratification of amendments to African Court’s protocol 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 ...