The Serbian government sent a proposal to amend the Excise Duties Law to the parliament on 13 December 2016. The proposal include a gradual increase in the minimum rates of excise duty on tobacco for the period 2017-2020, as prescribed by Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco.
In addition, from 1 January 2018, imported coffee as well as coffee produced in Serbia will be subject to excise duty.
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