The tax will apply to ready-to-drink beverages as well as concentrates, powders, gels, extracts and other forms that can be converted into sweetened drinks ...

GCC to replace flat 50% excise tax on sweetened drinks with a sugar-based system, introducing four new tiers to take effect across the region from 2026 The UAE will introduce a new mechanism for ...

UAE authorities have overhauled how excise tax is calculated on sweetened beverages from January 1, introducing a tiered, volumetric model that directly links the tax payable to the amount of sugar ...

New tiered excise tax from Jan 1 links sugar levels to how much tax drinks attract From January 1, 2026, sweetened drinks sold in the UAE must carry an approved sugar conformity certificate or be ...

Regulations updated to link tax to sugar levels, tighten reporting, streamline procedures Add as a preferred source on Google Certain health-related products are exempt under the revised framework.

The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced the issuance of Cabinet Resolution No. (198) of 2025, amending certain provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (37) of 2017 concerning the Executive Regulation ...