The General Department of Customs and Excise is planning to restrict wine and cigarette imports on a temporary basis at some border checkpoints, to prevent tax evasion and improve tax collection.
The director-general fo Customs advised heads of branches and Customs offices across the Kingdom to temporarily close checkpoints to follow the government’s tax collection strategy from November 1.
The letter said that wine containing an alcohol content of more than 10 per cent, and all kinds of cigarettes will only be allowed to be imported via Preah Sihanouk international port, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) and the Phnom Penh International Airport.
