The Fiscal Action Unit (UAF) seized 14,220 cigarettes and four kilograms of fine-cut tobacco on Tuesday in the municipality of Moita.
The operation was part of an inspection of commercial establishments, aimed at detecting infractions related to the possession, storage, and commercialization of products subject to Special Consumption Taxes (IEC).
In a statement, the National Republican Guard (GNR) reported that during this operation, the officers discovered 711 packs of cigarettes (equivalent to 14,220 cigarettes) and four kilograms of fine-cut tobacco inside one of the inspected establishments. This tobacco did not meet legally established tax obligations, particularly regarding the introduction into consumption of products subject to Tobacco Tax (IT).
During the inspection, a company was identified, and a report was filed for “irregular introduction into consumption of tobacco products.”
The seized products were valued at more than 10,000 euros, with due taxes – IT and value-added tax (VAT) – amounting to approximately 6,000 euros, “whose non-payment would have resulted in a loss to the Portuguese state.”
The National Republican Guard emphasizes that “the commercialization of tobacco products must comply with consumption introduction rules, payment of due taxes, and sealing systems provided for in the Code of Special Consumption Taxes (CIEC).”
The same statement also notes that in its specific competencies, “the UAF will continue its tax mission in preventing offenses that contribute to the commercialization of products subject to Special Consumption Taxes through marginal circuits, thus combating the parallel economy and practices of tax fraud and evasion.”
