TIRANA, August 4 As of Thursday, Albanian will pay a tax for the goods that they purchase online, which have a value higher than Euro 22. The decision entered into force after it was published in the Official Gazette. The decision also defines that a tax will be also paid for products send from abroad...
Tirane, Albania 10 March, 2016 In a conference held on Thursday, March 4th, the Albanian Customs Administration presented a twinning project with the European Union member countries. “Modernization of the Albanian Customs Administration” twinning project aims to accelerate the procedures in the Albanian Custom points by establishing a computer based system which will make possible...
Let’s connect OSI Systems has announced the beginning of work in scanning containers in custom points in cross border and port points, based on the agreement reached between the company and the Albanian government. OSI Systems is the parent company of Rapiscan concessionary firm, which in 2013 reached a EUR 200 ml deal with...
“Rapiscan System” concessionary company and the government have reached an agreement for reducing the tariffs that companies have to pay at Custom points for the scanning of containers. The current tariff for this service according to the Ministry of Finances is EUR 39 but this will be reduced according to Minister of Finances Shkelqim Cani....
The increase of excise tax in the beginning of the year has increased the incomes allocated to the state budget, according to statistics published by the Ministry of Finances. According to Ministry’s report, incomes reached the amount of ALL 13.9 million for January – May period, increasing with ALL 1.4 million compared to the same...
When we aksed Mr. Smith do have an interview for Invest in Albania website he accepted without a doubt. This was respectively an excellent opportunity for us to hear David speak about Crown Agents’ activity in the country, but also an opportunity for the representative of the British company to Albania to say his words...
Although the import of merchandise that should pay the excise tax, such as oil, revenues collected by the excise tax have increased. The increase of the excise’s level during the first months of this year has shown its positive effects in the increase of revenues allocated to the state budget by this tax. The fiscal...
The General Director of Customs, Elisa Spiropali announced in a Facebook update that she had submitted her resignation to the Minister of Finances, on Saturday (March 7). In her statement, Spiropali explains the reasons that led her to take this decision, after being the head of Customs for about one year and six months. “A...
The Albanian and Kosovo Ministries of Finances will sign a joint agreement for the establishment of a joint customs office. The decision of the two governments was announced during the meeting of Albanian Minister of Finances, Shkelqim Cani and his Kosovar counterpart Abdullah Hoti. The two counterparts discussed on intensifying Albania – Kosovo cooperation in...
Albanian Customs in cooperation with Crown Agents and SICPA will start a wide inspection campaign during March in all retail and wholesale points of alcoholic beverages with the aim to identify the traders which do not respect the trading standards for such products and to seize undeclared, illegal and falsified alcoholic beverages, if they exist....