By Mulengera Reporters
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has urged traders in Jinja and Kamuli districts to avoid dealing in unstamped goods to escape hefty fines and penalties associated with non-compliance to Digital Tax Stamps (DTS).
This message was emphasized during a recently concluded training on DTS, aimed at educating manufacturers and traders on the proper acquisition and application of digital stamps.
During the training, Samuel Emeru, URA DTS Team Lead, guided participants through the process of acquiring and affixing stamps on gazetted products, reminding them that digital tax stamps are distributed by SICPA (U). He further warned that traders who fail to comply risk penalties of up to UGX 50 million.
“It is important to learn what products must have digital tax stamps and ensure that you affix them appropriately before distributing the products to the different sellers,” Emeru emphasized.
Richard Arepi, Kamuli Domestic Taxes Station Head, and Mark Oluka, representing Jinja Station, both cautioned traders against accepting unstamped goods from manufacturers or distributors, warning that failure to comply could lead to confiscation of goods and enforcement action from URA officers.
URA’s continued DTS compliance drive is part of its broader mission to enhance revenue collection, promote fair business practices, and eliminate counterfeit goods from the market. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
