Expert: alcohol importers receive excise stamps for at least 3 months – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, June 30 -. RIA Novosti / Prime Importers of alcohol in the Russian Federation will be able to get tax stamps in the best case, only three or four months, says CEO Alexander Romanov Alcohol Producers Committee

“In the most optimistic scenario, it will take three to four months, but it is possible that it will drag on for a long time no marks -.. there is no alcohol,” – said Romanov, RIA Novosti

on Thursday. “Kommersant” reported that the company importing alcoholic beverages faced with a deficit of excise old-style brands, while the brand new model were not published “Goznak”.

Later, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin, who oversees government alcohol market, instructed the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation to take measures to ensure that companies with excise stamps for alcohol. The representative of the Deputy Prime Minister also told RIA Novosti that the situation with excise stamps “shall not affect the supply of alcoholic beverages”.

In 2012, the Russian government has allowed alcohol turnover with old sample labels before January 1, 2014, but later this term constantly postponed. Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the duration of the old model of excise stamps before September 1, 2016, but in mid-June, the Ministry of Finance proposed to extend this period up to September 1, 2017.

Goznak and FCS

Romanov also said that shortages of these trademarks has occurred in 2015. According to him, the problems with the production of the new model marks associated with the reorganization of “Goznak”. But Romanov has no doubt that the organization wins the tender and will continue production of excise stamps, as there is no alternative.

Sources “Kommersant”, after the reorganization of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Goznak” a joint stock company, as well as the with changes in the requirements for the labeling of alcoholic beverages, the Federal customs service (FCS) of Russia was to hold a tender to choose a contractor for the production of a new model of excise stamps. However, the corresponding tender until now has not been declared.

“Faults with the brands have begun in 2015. We have appealed to the Federal Customs Service and the Ministry of Finance on this issue. Once we last year, appealed to the first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, the situation has stabilized, but in 2016, these failures have become systemic and now the situation is aggravated by the Governmental order of the stamps of the new sample. “-. said Romanov

. “The new brand print can not, because, according to our data, the FCS has not yet signed a contract with” Goznak “FCS Accordingly, should hold a competition for the production of stamps..” Goznak “his win, as it is actually no alternative supplier”, – he added .