Ministerial Decision No. 249 of 2025 – Smoking-Cessation
Products
Effective Date: 1 October 2025
Details:
The Ministry of Finance issued Ministerial Decision No. 249 of
2025, excluding nicotine-based smoking cessation products from the
definition of tobacco and tobacco products under Cabinet Decision
No. 52 of 2019 on Excise Goods, Excise Tax Rates, and Price
Calculation Methods
Key Provisions:
- Products falling under specific HS Codes within Chapter
24(including nicotine gum, tablets, patches, sprays, nose drops,
and injections) are expressly excluded from "tobacco and
tobacco products."
- Such items are therefore not subject to Excise Tax from the
effective date.
- All conflicting provisions in earlier regulations are
repealed.
