New EU Tobacco Import Requirements Take Effect May 20, Malta Customs in Guidance Says
All unit packets of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco manufactured in or imported into the European Union must meet new requirements by May 20, Malta Customs said in guidance announced May 10. That includes unique identifiers on packaging, five specific…
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security features, and scanning at certain points in the supply chain, the guidance said. The new requirements do not apply to unit packets of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco manufactured in the EU before May 20, or to unit packets that are imported into the EU and have left duty suspension before May 20, 2019. This existing stock may remain in free circulation until May 20, 2020, after which it too must comply with the new requirements. From May 2024, these requirements will apply to all products containing tobacco, Malta Customs said.