Tobacco Tax

Michigan Tobacco Tax Licensees and Cigarette Stampers

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It's a Crime!

It's a crime to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products by mail, over the Internet, or in any other way unless the seller is properly licensed by the State of Michigan and each cigarette pack is affixed with a Michigan tobacco stamp. Violations are punishable by up to five years imprisonment, along with seizures of assets from anyone possessing illegally purchased cigarettes.

News and Notices

ATTENTION MICHIGAN TOBACCO TAX LICENSEES
WELCOME TO THE ANNUAL TOBACCO TAX LICENSE RENEWAL SEASON

The 2022-2023 Michigan Tobacco Tax RENEWAL season in now underway. All current Michigan Tobacco Tax licenses will expire June 30, 2022. The MiMATS portal is available beginning April 16, 2022 for electronic renewal applications.

Please be advised that any applications that are not received with enough time to review and process by June 30, 2022, will be considered a NEW applicant and will be subject to all the requirements of a new applicant. To prevent this, please verify you are submitting ALL required documents and information required to process the renewal application.

Please submit your electronic renewal applications through the e-services MiMATS portal for the 2022-2023 license year as soon as possible to ensure your renewed tobacco tax license is issued prior to June 30th.

The e-Services portal and applicable forms can be found at:

https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/business-taxes/tobacco

Please contact the Tobacco Tax Unit at treas_tobaccotaxes@michigan.gov with any questions.