On 20 October 2022, Austria published Federal Law Gazette No. 388/2022, Part II, which promulgated TabGebV 2022, adding a new requirement for the collection of an annual electronic cigarette monitoring fee.

This is how to calculate and pay the annual e-cigarette monitoring fee in Austria.

Annual fee for e-cigarette monitoring

a. The manufacturer or importer of e-cigarettes shall pay a flat rate annual fee for the product placed on the market;

b. For e-cigarette products notified through the EU public portal EU-CEg, the notifying party (manufacturer or importer) shall provide the sales volume for the year 2022 not later than 31 May 2023, and may appoint an agent to provide the sales volume for the year notified;

c. In accordance with article 9, paragraph 10, of the Law on the Protection of Tobacco and Non-Smokers (TNRSG), the annual fee is calculated on the basis of data on the sales volume of each brand and type of product in the previous year, calculated by the manufacturer or importer itself and transmitted electronically to the Austrian Health and Food Safety Authority by the online form provided no later than 15 June. And complete the payment of the previous year before June 30;

d. If the self-calculation is omitted or appears inconclusive and the results of the self-calculation have not been finalized in accordance with the requirements of the Austrian Health and Food Safety Authority, the flat rate annual fee shall be determined by the Austrian Health and Food Safety Authority.

Annual rates for e-cigarettes

Annual fee online calculator

Use the following official links to calculate the annual fee online:

German:

https://tforms.ages.at/gebuehrenberechnung-gem-tabak-und-nichtraucherinnenschutzgesetz

English:

https://tforms.ages.at/en/tobacco-fee-calculation

It is reported that 16 out of 27 EU member states have started to tax e-cigarettes. In the long term, tax policy will be a unified trend of e-cigarette control across the EU.

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