Excises on alcohol, tobacco products to be increased in Azerbaijan
The relevant decision has been published on the website of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers.
Currently, the excise rate on imported malt beer is one manat per liter; the excise rate on imported natural grape wines, including fortified wines; grape must – two manats per liter; the excise rate on imported champagne wines – 2.5 manats per liter; the excise rate on imported whiskey, vodka, liquor, rum, other alcoholic drinks – six manats per liter.
Excise rates on the import of tobacco products will be 20 manats per 1,000 pieces of cigars, 12 manats per 1,000 pieces of cigarettes from the next year. Currently, the excise rates on those products amount to 10 and four manats respectively.