Chairman of Hai Duong Provincial People's Committee Trieu The Hung requested to strengthen the management of electronic stamps on cigarettes and alcohol.

electronic-stamping-regulations-for-alcohol-tobacco.jpg — According to regulations, imported tobacco and alcohol products or those produced for domestic consumption must have electronic stamps instead of using multidimensional barcode stamps (illustrative photo).

The Department of Industry and Trade directs, coordinates, and reviews the entire production and business situation of alcohol and tobacco production establishments, and the licensing of artisanal alcohol production activities.

Quarterly report data on production and trade of craft alcohol to the Provincial Tax Department for synthesis and reporting to the Provincial People's Committee and the General Department of Taxation. Direct localities to strengthen inspection and handling of violations of regulations on labeling of alcohol and tobacco.

The Provincial Tax Department shall propagate and mobilize, request alcohol production and trading establishments to register, declare, pay taxes, register for use and affix electronic stamps. Transfer the list of organizations and individuals who do not comply with regulations to the People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and competent authorities for handling according to regulations...

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Provincial Market Management Department to strengthen inspection, control and handling of violations in the production and trading of alcohol and tobacco, especially craft alcohol, promptly handle illegal production and trading, failure to register for tax, and affix stamps before circulation...

The provincial police coordinate with departments, branches and localities upon request; receive and investigate and handle criminal violations in the fields of production, import and trading of alcohol, tobacco, and tax evasion with large values.

Relevant departments, branches and units shall strengthen the dissemination of legal regulations on the production, import and trading of alcohol and tobacco, prohibited acts; and legal regulations on handling violations in this field.

District People's Committee directs Communes, wards and towns review and correctly assess the current situation, fully synthesize information on craft wine production and trading establishments, organize interdisciplinary inspection teams to inspect and handle business establishments that do not comply with legal regulations in wine production and trading activities...

According to the General Department of Taxation, there are many products, especially craft alcohol, that are sold publicly and consumed in the market within the province, city, and inter-province, but are not registered or stamped. The coordination between local levels and sectors with tax authorities in reviewing actual production activities and licensing management to identify organizations and individuals subject to stamp management is not tight and regular; there is no coordination mechanism to advise the People's Committees of provinces and cities on synchronous solutions in managing and using electronic stamps for alcohol and tobacco production activities...

Circular No. 23/2021/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance stipulates that from July 1, 2022, imported tobacco and alcohol products or those produced for domestic consumption must have electronic stamps instead of using multidimensional barcode stamps. Tobacco and alcohol products produced for domestic consumption use electronic tobacco stamps and electronic alcohol stamps printed and issued by the General Department of Taxation.

Electronic stamps are stamps that have signs of recognition by the naked eye such as alcohol stamps and cigarette stamps printed with multidimensional barcodes that are currently in use, but have a new feature of containing electronic information and data that can be looked up on the General Department of Taxation's Electronic Information Portal to serve the management of businesses, consumers and state management agencies.

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