On 4 April 2019, Qatar published in the Official Gazette Decision 5/2019 from the Council of Ministers, which provides regulations for the country's new excise tax regime introduced by Law 25 of 2018 ({News-2019-01-22/A/6-previous coverage}). Under the regime, taxable persons are required to register for excise tax 30 days before commencing activities that require registration, which include the import/production of excisable goods and the operation of a warehouse. The information required a…