Import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco;...

Import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; manufacture of tobacco products and/or related products and/or wholesale trade in tobacco products and/or related products, and/or unfermented tobacco, and/or fermented tobacco

Processing time Cost, lei Service location

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance/extension of the license:

a) import/export of tobacco products and/or related products

Licensing tax: 26000 lei22

10 working days free of charge 44

b) import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco

Licensing tax: 26,000 lei22

10 working days free of charge 44

c) manufacturing and/or wholesale marketing of tobacco products and/or related products

Licensing tax: 26,000 lei22

10 working days free of charge 44

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the reissuance of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacturing and/or wholesale marketing of tobacco products and/or related products.

Grounds for the improvement of the permit are: changing the name or title of the holder, modifying other data reflected in the permit. Upon the appearance of grounds for the re-perfection of the permissive act, the owner is obliged to submit to the issuing authority, within 10 working days, according to the procedure established in art. 6 paragraph (1) of Law no. 160/2011 regarding the regulation by authorization of the activity of an entrepreneur, a request to improve the permissive act, together with the act that requires improvement and the documents (or copies thereof, with the subsequent presentation of the originals for verification) confirming the changes.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 23

5 working days free of charge 45

Examination of the application and preparation of the file in order to issuance of the copy of the license (with the same validity as the license), upon the issuance of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacture and/or wholesale of tobacco products and/or related products.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 24

10 working days free of charge 46

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance of a copy of the license (with the same validity as the license), upon reissuance of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacture and/or wholesale of tobacco products and/or related products.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 24

5 working days free of charge 46

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance of a duplicate of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacturing and/or wholesale trade of tobacco products and/or related products.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 25

3 working days free of charge 47

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance/extension of the license:

a) import/export of tobacco products and/or related products

Licensing tax: 26000 lei22

Processing time 10 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 44

b) import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco

Licensing tax: 26,000 lei22

Processing time 10 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 44

c) manufacturing and/or wholesale marketing of tobacco products and/or related products

Licensing tax: 26,000 lei22

Processing time 10 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 44

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the reissuance of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacturing and/or wholesale marketing of tobacco products and/or related products.

Grounds for the improvement of the permit are: changing the name or title of the holder, modifying other data reflected in the permit. Upon the appearance of grounds for the re-perfection of the permissive act, the owner is obliged to submit to the issuing authority, within 10 working days, according to the procedure established in art. 6 paragraph (1) of Law no. 160/2011 regarding the regulation by authorization of the activity of an entrepreneur, a request to improve the permissive act, together with the act that requires improvement and the documents (or copies thereof, with the subsequent presentation of the originals for verification) confirming the changes.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 23

Processing time 5 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 45

Examination of the application and preparation of the file in order to issuance of the copy of the license (with the same validity as the license), upon the issuance of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacture and/or wholesale of tobacco products and/or related products.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 24

Processing time 10 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 46

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance of a copy of the license (with the same validity as the license), upon reissuance of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacture and/or wholesale of tobacco products and/or related products.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 24

Processing time 5 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 46

Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance of a duplicate of the license:

  1. import/export of tobacco products and/or related products; 
  2. import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco; 
  3. manufacturing and/or wholesale trade of tobacco products and/or related products.

Licensing tax: 585 lei 25

Processing time 3 working days
Cost, lei free of charge 47

44 For the issuance/extension of the license, a licensing fee is charged in favor of the state budget, established by Law No. 160/2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity through licensing, taking into account the exemptions provided for in Art. 1210 of Law No. 160/2011, and Law No. 39/2006 on establishing additional support measures for entrepreneurial activity carried out in the localities on the left bank of the Nistru in the Dubăsari district.

45 For re-issuing the license, a licensing fee is charged in favor of the state budget, established by Law No. 160/2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity through licensing.

46 For the issuance of a copy of the license, a licensing fee is charged in favor of the state budget, established by Law 
No. 160/2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity through licensing.

47 For the issuance of a duplicate of the license, a licensing fee is charged in favor of the state budget, established by Law No. 160/2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity through licensing.

Import/export of tobacco products and/or related products

List of documents to be attached to the application for the issuance/extension of the license:

  1. a copy of the ownership document or lease agreement for the space where the licensed activity will be carried out;
  2. a list of tobacco products and/or related products to be sold;
  3. declaration on own responsibility.

Import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade in unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco 

List of documents to be attached to the application for the issuance/extension of the license:

  1. a copy of the ownership document or lease agreement for the space where the licensed activity will be carried out;
  2. declaration on own responsibility.

Manufacture and/or wholesale trade of tobacco products and/or related products

List of documents to be attached to the application for the issuance/extension of the license:

  1. a copy of the ownership document or lease agreement for the space where the licensed activity will be carried out;
  2. a list of tobacco products and/or related products to be sold;
  3. declaration on own responsibility.

Import/export of tobacco products and/or related products

a. Importing and selling only tobacco products that have an excise stamp affixed directly to the package by their manufacturer;
b. Importing into the territory of the Republic of Moldova and/or selling only related products that have an excise stamp or consumption stamp affixed, by sticking, to the product packaging;
c. Compliance with the technological parameters and/or specific requirements for each type of activity requested;
d. Compliance with labour protection, fire safety and sanitary regulations;
e. Possession of own or leased wholesale warehouses, well ventilated, equipped with the necessary equipment to maintain the storage conditions of the production provided for in the normative-technical documents and with a computerized record-keeping system (for the import, manufacture, and wholesale trade of tobacco products and related products);
f. Possession of infrastructure and a complete technological cycle in the field of activity, ensuring the security, control, and quality of production;
g. Possession of contracts for the import of tobacco products and related products;
h. Possession of import and sales authorizations for each brand of tobacco products and related products, issued by the trademark owners or their licensed manufacturers.

Import and/or industrial processing of unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco and/or wholesale trade in unfermented tobacco and/or fermented tobacco

a. Compliance with the technological parameters and/or specific requirements for each type of activity requested;
b. Compliance with labour protection, fire safety and sanitary regulations;
c. Possession of infrastructure and a complete technological cycle in the field of activity, ensuring the security, control, and quality of production;
d. Availability of specialists in the field, the necessary technology and technological equipment, measuring devices, and means of product quality control (for the industrial processing and post-fermentation of tobacco).

Manufacture and/or wholesale trade of tobacco products and/or related products

a. Compliance with the technological parameters and/or specific requirements for each type of activity requested;
b. Compliance with labour protection, fire safety and sanitary regulations;
c. Possession of own or leased wholesale warehouses, well ventilated, equipped with the necessary equipment to maintain the storage conditions of the production provided for in the normative-technical documents and with a computerized record-keeping system (for the import, manufacture, and wholesale trade of tobacco products and related products);
d. Possession of infrastructure and a complete technological cycle in the field of activity, ensuring the security, control, and quality of production;
e. Possession of technical and material resources, including a comprehensive set of technological processes, equipment, and means of quality control for finished products, as well as personnel and specialists with appropriate qualifications in the field (for the manufacture of tobacco products and related products).

Legal basis:

  • Law No. 278 of 14.12.2007 on tobacco control.

  • Law No. 160 of 22.07.2011 on the regulation by authorization of the entrepreneurial activity.