No imported waterpipe tobacco “molasses” products without Digital Stamps allowed in Bahrain

No imported waterpipe tobacco “molasses” products without Digital Stamps allowed in Bahrain

The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) in cooperation with De La Rue announced the successful completion of the first implementation milestone of the Digital Stamps Scheme on waterpipe tobacco “molasses” products,

The online service has been smoothly activated to receive the digital stamps orders.

This scheme aims to track excise goods from the manufacturing stage to the consumption point through digital stamps, which will protect against the circulation of counterfeit or illegal products.

Registration for the Digital Stamps Scheme is required by the Excise payers who manufacture, import waterpipe tobacco “molasses” products and their relevant supply chain organizations from production until the release of the products to the local market in the Kingdom.

The NBR emphasized the importance of compliance with the first implementation milestone, that started with receiving Digital Stamp purchase orders on November 20, 2022, from Excise payers registered with the NBR through an electronic system while allowing the trade of waterpipe tobacco “molasses” products that do not contain digital stamps in the local markets.

This will lead to a smooth implementation of the second milestone starting March 19, which includes the implementation of the scheme on all imported products through customs clearance, where all imported waterpipe tobacco “molasses” products that arrive at