In line with the policy of developing Taiwan into a bilingual nation and to help tobacco or alcohol importers expand their export markets and promote trade, beginning April 15, 2022, tobacco and alcohol importers who apply for issuance, changes, or reissuance of their tobacco and alcohol license permit can choose to apply for a bilingual permit in both Chinese and English. The existing fee-charging standard remains unchanged without extra fees for the bilingual permit. We welcome businesses to make more use of this option.
According to Article 16 of The Tobacco and Alcohol Act, tobacco or alcohol importers shall submit related documents to apply to the competent authority for the license permit. Operation of the business may begin only after the license permit is obtained. The Ministry of Finance announced that previously, the license permit had been provided only in Chinese; however, in order to enhance service efficacy, the option of a bilingual version in both Chinese and English was added. When businesses apply for issuance, changes, or reissuance of the license permit, they may tick the option to apply for the bilingual version if preferred.
Concerning the related application form, instructions, and templates for filling in the forms, please click on the link of the NTA’s webpage (https://www.nta.gov.tw/BOTAAA/singlehtml/119?cntId=nta_3936_119) for download and use.
Contact Person: Ms. Ciou, Tobacco and Alcohol Management Division, National Treasury Administration, Ministry of Finance.
Telephone: (02)2322-7465.