SARS issues tender to prevent illicit cigarette trade | Fin24
The tax agency said this"track-and-trace marker technology" would help it monitor the illicit tobacco trade, which is causing"significant losses" to the national fiscus. "This non-intrusive technological innovation is expected to boost the monitoring and control of duties and taxes in this industry significantly," SARS said in a statement on Tuesday.
A tender document has been published on the SARS website for"production management" for the track-and-trace solution. According to the request for proposal, cigarette manufacturers must"implement the solution on the production lines [at] production facilities, locally and abroad, for those cigarette products that it produces, imports, markets and sells in the South African economy."The tax agency has been working to beef up its fight against the illicit cigarette trade since Mark Kingon took over as acting commissioner from Tom Moyane, who was suspended and later fired in 2018.
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