Tobacco kiosk.

Activity contents

• Retail sale of all tobacco, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, chewing tobacco, matches, lighters and other smoking tobacco articles;
• Newspapers, journals and books;
• Correspondence items (coverage, postage stamps);
• Mobile phone credit charging activity.
• Tax stamps (sale subject to authorization from the Director of Taxation of Wilaya territorially competent).

Authorized accessory activities

• Cosmetic and perfumery products, souvenir items (postcards, greeting cards, etc.);
• Small confectionery;
• Sale of batteries;
• Photocopy and plasticization of documents.

How to start this activity in Algeria

Official procedure, ordering of steps, and realistic timelines

1. Step 1: Choose the right legal form

   The activity "Tobacco kiosk." is free, no prior licence needed. Choose between auto-entrepreneur (ANAE, 5M DZD/year cap for services), sole-trader, single-member LLC (EURL) or LLC (SARL) depending on your project and number of partners.

   Day 1

2. Step 2: CNRC registration

   For SARL/EURL: notarised articles + share capital. For sole trader or auto-entrepreneur: simplified file. In every case, request the company name then the Trade Register extract from CNRC.

   3 to 7 days

3. Step 3: Tax and social registrations

   Tax ID (NIF), social ID (NIS for manager), CNAS affiliation if employees, tax card. You can immediately operate "Tobacco kiosk." in Algeria without any further ministry-level step.

   3 to 5 days

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