
The summer season has also been associated with a significant increase in the import of excise goods. Only in August, 74.3 thousand tons of fuel were imported, marking the record of all months of this year. While in the 8-month also, the import of fuel has undergone a significant increase, reaching the record level of the last 5 years, where 441 thousand tons of fuel were bought from abroad.
This performance comes as a result of the increase in the flow of tourists in our country, mainly in the last two years, where a good part of them come with personal vehicles and a part rent vehicles to visit as many places as possible. On the other hand, there is also a growing trend of Albanian citizens moving during the summer season or weekends, to take advantage of the good weather that Albania offers.
On the other hand, the import of beer in 8 months has reached the record of the last 5 years, where nearly 42 thousand tons were imported. The increase in the import of this product is also due to the good tourist season, but also due to the fact that the unification of the excise duty for local production has brought a disadvantage to the factories operating in Albania and has created more ground for importers. In August, 9975 tons of beer were imported, the highest amount since 2020.
The import of cigarettes has a more moderate increase, to 2035 tons in 8 months from 1913 tons that was in the same period last year, as well as a slight increase even for the month of August, while the import of coffee has been recorded as decreasing in compared to a year ago, to 5,610 tons during the period January-August 2024. Even during the month of August, the amount of coffee purchased from abroad has decreased, which also shows the trend of consumption of this product.
Revenues from excise duty in 8 months were realized in the amount of 41.9 billion ALL, 3.7 billion ALL or 9.8% more than the same period of 2023, as well as 1.6% more than the plan of the period.