Fiscal stamps

“The fiscal stamp" is a valuable document and is a State monopoly. The right for the ordering and production of fiscal stamps belongs to “SICPA Concessionaire”.

The excise stamps are affixed to excise goods at the time of release for consumption. Security codes shall be printed and excise stamps shall be affixed directly to relevant products during the production in the fully automated bottling lines by the large scale producers, or by the beer and other alcoholic beverages’ importers, authorized by the General Directorate of Customs. The value of excise duty shall be guaranteed at the moment of stamps purchase and shall be paid at the time of release for consumption.

“Aplikimi për pulla fiskale” subjekti importues apo stokues/prodhues të cilët operojnë me produkte akcize aplikojnë në Drejtorinë e Përgjithshme të Doganave për tu pajisur me kredencialet e nevojshme në sistemin elektronik të SICPA (Koncesionari) të cilat gjenerohen elektronikisht. Këto kredenciale i vihen në dispozicion operatorit pas plotësimit të formatit (Bashkëngjitur) të porositjes së pullave.

The application is accompanied by a guarantee covering 100% of the excise duty (for the amount of ordered stamps) and a report by the operator on the state of the fiscal stamps.

The operator orders the fiscal stamps for its products through the web site of SICPA https://sss.financa.gov.al.

• The approval of the order is carried out within 48 hours by the customs authority.
• The production of fiscal stamps is carried out by the fiscal stamps concessionaire.
• The payment of stamps is done by the operator at the fiscal stamps concessionaire.

The calculation of the excise duties and the value of the fiscal stamps is carried out according to Annex No 1 of Law 61/2012 "On Excise in the Republic of Albania, as amended”.