Yeongdeungpo-gu Conducts Crackdown on Tobacco Retailers Who Failed to Report Business Closure

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeongdeungpo-gu in Suwon announced on the 25th that it plans to conduct a comprehensive crackdown on designated tobacco retailers operating without reporting business closure by the end of this year.

There are a total of 707 tobacco retail designated businesses within the district. When a business temporarily closes or ceases operations, retailers must file a tobacco retail business closure report with the district office separately from business registration closure with the National Tax Service.

The district will conduct on-site inspections of businesses that have not purchased tobacco from wholesalers for 90 days or more, as well as businesses that have not operated for 60 days or longer. For non-operating businesses, the district will encourage voluntary closure, while violating businesses will face administrative sanctions following a hearing.

A district official stated, "To establish fair commercial order, we will conduct inspections together with the Korea Tobacco Association Suwon Branch and KT&G Suwon Branch."