These are markings applied to goods or their packaging and contain; security features and codes to prevent counterfeiting of goods and enables them to be tracked and traced.

Manufacturers and importers can acquire DTS using the following procedures;
a) Registration – Register for DTS online through the URA portal – Click here to register
b) under e-services (Digital tracking Solution) as an importer or manufacturer.
c) Order and make payment for stamp fees – Make forecasts, orders and payment for stamps. When payment is cleared, you will receive confirmation via email notification to collect your stamps. Payment for such stamps is a business expense that is allowed when one is accounting for their taxes.
d) Delivery, affixing and activation of stamps – Digital stamps shall be picked by the company’s authorized person from SICPA (U) office on the address indicated below if you are manually stamping goods or using paper stamps. However, if you are using automated production lines the codes/stamps will be automatically up loaded on to your DTS machine. The designated recipient for the stamps MUST present: –
• National ID, Passport or Employee ID
• letter from employer or Company Stamp to acknowledge Delivery Notes
Note: Importers have an option of stamping their goods from the country of origin or manually at their registered premises in Uganda.

You can pick your digital stamps from
Provider Directions Location coordinates
SICPA Uganda Limited Henley Business Park, Ntinda Industrial Area P.O. Box 30330 KAMPALA From Jinja road (Nakawa-Naguru Ntinda junction) take Stretcher Road for about 1km, at Shell stretcher service station, turn right and continue for just about 50m at the turn, Henley business Park in on your right, directly opposite Henley Business Park Kampala 0.340632, 32.616436

Exports of the gazette products do not require digital tax stamps. Products for export are monitored through:
a) Availing of documentary evidence, including certified copies of the exports, customs export documents while being transported to a point of exit.
b) Counting and recording
c) Marking for Export
d) Accompanying with documentary evidence including certified copies of the customs export documents when being transported to point of exit.
e) NOT supposed to be found in the local market

a) Ability to track and trace all specified goods throughout the distribution chain
b) Make instants requests for reports of one’s daily, weekly or monthly transactions
c) Improved record keeping since one can track their transactions
d) Facilitation to comply through immediate access of details of your production/imports which in turn facilitates easy processing of VAT refunds and quickens return filing
e) For importers, the system quickens customs clearance as the information would have been captured before hand
f) Reduction in smuggling and dumping of goods hence controlling illicit trade and encouraging fair market competition
g) Protecting consumer consumption.
h) Helps to wipe away counterfeit and level the playing field.

SN Offence Penalty
1 Failure to affix or to activate tax stamps on gazetted goods. Penal tax equivalent to double the tax due on goods or fifty (50) million shillings, whichever is higher.

2 Printing over or defacing a tax stamp affixed on gazetted goods Penal tax equivalent to double the tax due on goods or twenty (20) million shillings, whichever is higher
3 Possession of gazetted goods on which a tax stamp is not affixed Penal tax equivalent to double the tax due on goods or fifty (50) million shillings, whichever is higher
4 Attempting to acquire or acquire or sell a tax stamp without the authority of the Commissioner Penalty equivalent to double the tax due on the goods or ten (10) million shillings, whichever is higher