Covers cancellation on request or for inactivity and requires written notice of the decision.
What should you do now?Close outstanding obligations and track the cancellation decision and effective date.
Arabic text of Article 9
The official source is Arabic. The English content on this page is explanatory and is not presented as an official translation.
أ) يُلغى التسجيل بناءً على قرار يصدر من الوزير في أيٍّ من الحالتين الآتيتين:
1) طلب كتابي من المسجل بإلغاء التسجيل.
2) عدم مزاولة المسجل للنشاط محل التسجيل خلال المدة التي تحدِّدها اللائحة.
ب) على الوزارة إبلاغ المسجل - كتابياً - بقرار إلغاء التسجيل.
What does the Article mean in plain language?
Stopping activity does not automatically cancel registration. A request or decision and closure of returns, tax, penalties and linked licences are required under the Regulations.
Anyone importing, producing or holding excise goods under suspension.
Close outstanding obligations and track the cancellation decision and effective date.
How can this rule appear in practice?
Stopping imports does not automatically cancel registration; review the application, returns and outstanding amounts.
The example is explanatory; it is not an NBR case or a binding result for a specific fact pattern.Stopping returns merely because activity has ceased.
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Is this commentary enough for a final decision?
No. Use it to understand and route the issue, then match the facts against official legislation, amendments and current guidance, obtaining specialist advice for material amounts, deadlines or penalties.
Why are several sources listed?
The Law states the rule, the Regulations detail procedure and the guide explains portal operation. None replaces the others.
What is the first fact I need?
Close outstanding obligations and track the cancellation decision and effective date.
Official sources and guidance
The binding source for the Arabic legal text displayed on this page.
Used for operational context, terminology and examples; it does not replace legislation.
Operational reference for registration and warehouse-licensing applications on the NBR portal.