Through this service, the FTA amend excise price of goods on the Excise Goods List and the customer can use this service to request item reclassification of excise goods published by FTA. Example: change the item pictures, website URL, available marketing of the item to match its best classification

• EmaraTax platform:
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Free of charge

45 Minutes

20 business days from the date the completed application was received

• Official request letter to amend the prices with all the items details.
• Proof of company relation with the brand
• Proof of retail selling price in the market from at least 3 major retailers or 5 other retailers (dates have to be for 3 different months)

Required documents to request item reclassification of excise goods: 
It will be necessary for you to prepare the following information in an appropriate format and include it in your online application:
• Official letter request to reclassification with all the items details.
• Proof of company relation with the brand
• Proof of evidence for item reclassification of the published excise goods
Accepted file types are PDF, JPG, PNG and JPEG. The individual file size limit is 5 MB.

1. Access EmaraTax account dashboard.
2. Click on other services
3. Click on “Excise Goods List”
4. Choose the items you would like to amend their price
5. Click on price amendment pin showing in the blue pop bar.
6. Complete the form. 

1. In what scenarios, should I use the price amendment application?

You should use the price amendment application only to report incorrect Retail Selling Price (RSP) of the excise goods published by the FTA thereby requesting a change in the existing excise price. Any regular price amendments for published goods should be submitted from the FTA BrandSync website. You need to login to your EmaraTax account to access the BrandSync website.

2. Who can submit the application to FTA?

Anyone who has an EmaraTax account can submit a price amendment application to the FTA. Please refer to the eligibility criteria and required documents to submit this application to the FTA.

3. Can I save the application as a draft to be updated later? If yes, for how long?

Yes, you can save the in-progress application as a draft and complete it at a later point in time. However, if you do not submit your application within 60 calendar days of initiating it, your application will be automatically cancelled. There will be reminder notifications sent to your registered email/verified mobile regarding the same.

4. What will happen once the application is submitted to the FTA?

1. Processing your application:
a) Your application will now be reviewed by us. If we require more information to assist with our review, we will contact you by email. You will need to provide the information requested for us to continue processing your application. 
b) Once we have completed our review, we will either approve or, in some cases, may have to reject the application. We will notify you by email of our decision.
c) Where we reject an application, we will provide you with the reasons for doing so. You may re-apply but only once you have resolved the matters brought to your attention. 
d) Following approval of the price amendment of the excise goods in your application, you will be notified by us via email and SMS. The updated Retail Selling Price (RSP) of the published excise goods will be reflected in the excise goods list page in EmaraTax portal.
Important notes:
1. The status of your application will be updated in the dashboard of your EmaraTax account. You can check it at any time by log in to the EmaraTax portal. 

5. What is the estimated time to complete application review by the FTA? 

Generally, the estimated time to complete the application by the FTA is 20 business days from the date the completed application was received by the FTA. However, in case where any additional information is needed, FTA may take additional time to process the application. The applicant needs to provide the additional information and re-submit the application. It may take the FTA a further 20 business days to respond to the updated application. If the application is not resubmitted within 60 calendar days from the date you received the notification from FTA, the application shall be auto-rejected.

6. How to check the status of the submitted application with the FTA? 

The application status can be viewed on the applicant’s dashboard in EmaraTax. The following provides a summary of the application statuses:
• Drafted: the application form has not been completed or submitted by the applicant
• In Review: the application form has been received by FTA and is under processing
• Awaiting Information: FTA is awaiting for additional information from the applicant
• Rejected: the application form has been rejected by the FTA
• Approved: the application means the application form has been approved by the FTA. The updated Retail Selling Price (RSP) of the published excise goods will be reflected in the excise goods list page in EmaraTax.

1. You have an EmaraTax account 
2. The excise goods requiring price amendment is present in the FTA published excise goods list.
3. For requesting a price change, the retail selling price should be gathered from at least 3 major retailers, or 5 other retailers.
4. This application should be used only to report incorrect Retail Selling Price (RSP) of the excise goods published by the FTA. Any regular price amendments for published goods should be submitted from the FTA BrandSync website. BrandSync website page to add or update excise goods can be accessed only after logging into your EmaraTax account.