SAUDI CUSTOMS HAS AUTHORIZED THE IMPORTATION OF CIGARETTE PRODUCTS TO THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR OWN USE. INDIVIDUALS CAN BRING A MAXIMUM OF 50 PACKETS OF CIGARETTES TO THE COUNTRY.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY SAUDI CUSTOMS DEPUTY GOVERNOR SULEIMAN ALTHUWIJIRI. THE PERSON ENTERING THE COUNTRY WILL BE PERMITTED TO BRING UP TO 50 PACKETS OF CIGARETTES FOR HIS OWN USE. BUT IT HAS TO PAY LEGAL TAXES. INDIVIDUALS ARE TAXED IN THE SAME PROPORTION IMPOSED BY AGENCIES THAT IMPORT CIGARETTES INTO THE COUNTRY.
SAUDI CUSTOMS, SAUDI FOOD AND DRUG AUTHORITY AND MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INVESTMENT REACHED AN AGREEMENT YESTERDAY TO GRANT THE NEW CONCESSION. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PACKS OF CIGARETTE PACKS FOR PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IS TEN. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED. MONTHS BEFORE TAXES ON CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO WERE SOLD IN THE COUNTRY, THE TAX WAS DOUBLED. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS ISSUED A DIRECTIVE DEMANDING FURTHER HIKE.
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