KWS provides complete support for Excise Tax Registration in Dubai and across the UAE — mandatory for businesses dealing with excise goods such as tobacco, energy drinks, carbonated drinks, sweetened beverages, and electronic smoking devices.
Registration must be completed with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) before such businesses can legally operate. Timely registration helps you avoid penalties, ensures compliance, and allows you to trade excise goods lawfully.
Selling or Importing Taxable Goods? Here's What You Need to Know
If your business deals with products like tobacco, energy drinks, sugary beverages, or vape devices, you must complete excise tax registration with the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA). Without this step, you're at risk of heavy penalties and disruptions to your operations.
| Service | Deliverable |
|---|---|
| Eligibility assessment | Confirm if your business deals in excise goods |
| Registration filing | Preparation and submission of excise tax registration with FTA |
| Documentation support | Collation of trade license, customs records, product details, and financials |
| Advisory | Guidance on excise tax rates, compliance, and reporting obligations |
| Freezone & mainland support | Excise registration for both freezone and mainland companies |
| Deadline monitoring | Tracking registration and renewal deadlines to avoid penalties |
Trade license, customs records, product details, financial statements, and ownership information.
Excise tax registration service fee: from AED 3,000 (FTA does not charge a government fee for registration).
Penalties include fines, confiscation of goods, and suspension of trade licenses.
Yes — freezone entities must register if they deal in excise goods.
Yes — businesses operating in FTA‑designated zones must follow specific warehouse and inventory controls related to excise goods.
No — excise tax registration is separate from VAT registration, though both are managed by the FTA.
FAQs
KWS offers a comprehensive suite of services, including accounting, payroll processing, tax preparation, financial advisory, and global payroll solutions.
It is the mandatory process of registering with the FTA to legally trade excise goods.
Any business importing, producing, transporting, transferring, or stockpiling excise goods such as tobacco, energy drinks, carbonated drinks, sweetened beverages, or electronic smoking devices.
Through the FTA’s online portal, supported by documentation and compliance review.
Tobacco products, energy drinks, carbonated drinks, sweetened beverages, and electronic smoking devices.
Businesses must register before they import, produce, transport, transfer, or stockpile excise goods. The FTA may issue deadlines for new product categories when introduced.
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Excise Tax Registration in UAE
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Book a consultation to validate eligibility and receive a checklist of required documents.
