The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has officially launched Kalondola, an Excise Tax Stamp regime aimed at tracking and tracing tax on excisable products with the tagline ‘Stamp It. Stand Out’.
Addressing the media in Blantyre on Friday 10th May 2024, MRA Deputy Commissioner General, Henry Ngutwa, emphasized that Kalondola should not be mistaken as a new tax.
“Excise Tax already exists and tax stamps have been there on cigarettes since around 2006. The new regulations for tax stamps gazetted in January this year have extended products to include alcoholic beverages such as beers, wines, spirits, whisky, opaque beer and non-alcoholic beverages like bottled water. Other products include carbonated soft drinks, drinks made from cereals, energy drinks, fermented sweet tea and body lotions and glycerin. This commenced on 1st May 2024.
“The tax
stamps are meant to protect the Malawi industry and economy from smuggled goods
that evade taxes. Similarly, the stamps are meant to protect the public from consuming
illicit and hazardous products,” Ngutwa said.
