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UAE sugar tax explained: Sweet new rules popping up in 2026

UAE sugar tax brings sweet new rules from 2026, linking excise rates on sweetened drinks to sugar content under a tiered model

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New tiered system to pop up in UAE will tax sugary drinks based on sugar content per 100ml as flat rate is fizzed out

Written by Gavin Gibbon

Sweetened drinks will be subject to a 50% levy, while e-cigarettes and their liquids will face a 100% tax

Coca-Cola

Written by AFP

US-based soda giant notches profits of $1.9bn in the third quarter, up 30% from the year-ago period

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Countries raise concerns at World Trade Organisation about an excise tax imposed by three Gulf states on carbonated and energy drinks

Excise tax

Written by ITP

Tue 3 Oct 2017Wed 6 Oct 2021

UAE citizens will now have to spend more on certain products. Tobacco and energy drinks will be taxed at 100%, and soft drinks will be taxed at 50%.