Philippines Orders Vape Companies to Register Brands Within Six Months

The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ordered all tobacco and vapor product manufacturers, importers, and exporters to register their brands and variants within six months or face official penalties. Released on July 31 under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 86-2026, the directive aims to tighten market regulation and ensure tax compliance across the industry.

The BIR’s updated registry, current as of June 30, contains 192 entries across 14 industry classifications. The mandate covers a wide array of products, including traditional cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs), vapor products, cigars, and chewing tobacco.

The updated registry includes the following business classifications:

• Vapor Products: 84 entries, consisting of 26 manufacturers and 58 importers.
• Cigarettes: 43 entries, including 10 domestic manufacturers, 12 economic zone-registered manufacturers, and 19 importers.
• Other Categories: 16 heated tobacco importers, 17 cigar businesses, and 22 chewing tobacco companies.

Beyond registration, companies must comply with Graphic Health Warning packaging laws. They must also affix BIR Tax Stamps to their products. However, the BIR noted that Internal Revenue Stamps Integrated System (IRSIS) stamps are not yet available for novel tobacco products, cigars, and chewing tobacco, exempting these specific categories from the stamp requirement for now.

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