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MINSK, 2 May (BelTA) – On 1 May 2026, Belarus introduced mandatory labeling of soft drinks and juices using identification means. Any remaining stock of such goods as of this date is not subject to labeling with identification means, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Taxes and Duties.
The Ministry of Taxes and Duties has prepared a draft resolution of the Council of Ministers and the National Bank titled “On Amending Resolution No. 924/16 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus dated 6 July 2011”. This draft stipulates that the obligation for certain categories of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs to read labeling codes, maintain differentiated accounting of such goods, and transmit information about their sale to the cash register control system will take effect on 1 May 2027.
“Under the draft resolution, from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027, businesses selling soft drinks and juices are not required to maintain differentiated accounting, read labeling codes, or send labeling code information to the cash register control system,” the ministry noted.
From 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027, businesses selling soft drinks and juices in retail outlets with a sales area of 200 square meters or more (excluding consumer cooperative stores in rural areas, duty-free shops, and catering establishments) are required to use their cash registers, including self-checkout machines, to read only GTINs (standard barcodes) on juices and soft drinks. This is the same requirement applied to other goods not subject to labeling with identification means, for which differentiated accounting of sold goods must be maintained.
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