As a result of the inspection, about 13,000 units of products were identified that were sold without the required labeling.
Appropriate reports were drawn up on-site, and the materials were handed over to law enforcement agencies for further investigation and legal assessment.
The State Tax Service reminded that strict penalties are provided for the sale of unmarked excise goods:
- for the sale of up to 200 units — a fine of 100,000 soms;
- for the sale of more than 200 units — the punishment may reach imprisonment for up to seven years.
The Tax Service also urged entrepreneurs to carefully monitor the presence and authenticity of labeling, and citizens to check the excise stamps on alcoholic products.
For convenience, a service is available in the mobile application Salyk.kg that allows users to scan and manually enter excise stamps. Additionally, the digital labeling of alcoholic and tobacco products in Data Matrix format can be verified through the Teksher app.
