Kyrgyzstan will toughen penalties for the illegal turnover of excisable goods

The Ministry of Economy proposes to toughen penalties for the illegal circulation of excisable goods, such as alcohol and tobacco products, without excise stamps or with fake stamps. The move is due to the growing number of cases of illegal products detected in the market.

Today, fines for selling alcohol and tobacco products without being labelled with excise stamps will be doubled. For individuals, fines will increase from 200,000 to 1 million KGS. Penalties for legal entities will also increase from 65,000 to 80,000 KGS.

In addition, the draft law includes tougher penalties for major offences. In case of turnover of products without excise stamps in a particularly huge volume, the perpetrators may be sentenced to imprisonment for 2 to 10 years. In addition, it provides for deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.

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