On the use of cash registers that do not comply with the new requirements from July 1, 2025.

The Ministry of Taxes and Duties draws attention to the fact that in accordance with the requirements of the fourth paragraph of clause 17 and the fifth paragraph of clause 25 of the Regulation on the Use of Cash Registers and Other Equipment when Accepting Payment Instruments, approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus of 06.07.2011 No. 924/16 (as amended, effective from 01.07.2025, hereinafter referred to as Regulation No. 924/16), from July 1, 2025, the use of cash register equipment that does not comply with the requirements established by the Resolution of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus, the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus of 14.10.2022 No. 29/99 "On Requirements for Cash Registers, including those combined with taximeters, and ticket-printing machines" or the Resolution of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus of 29.03.2018 No. 10 "On Requirements for a Software Cash System, Software Cash Register, Software Cash System Operator, and on the Work of the Commission for Assessment of Compliance with the Requirements" (as amended, effective from 01.07.2025) is not permitted.

Business entities that continue to use cash register equipment not complying with the new requirements after July 1, 2025, are subject to administrative liability provided for by Part 1 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus, which provides for a fine of up to fifty basic units for an individual entrepreneur – up to one hundred basic units (4200 rubles), and for a legal entity – up to two hundred basic units (8400 rubles).

In view of the foregoing, we draw attention to the fact that the amount of the possible fine is not comparable to the cost of updating or purchasing new cash register equipment. Therefore, we propose that business entities that have not taken measures to update (replace) their cash register equipment should immediately take steps to comply with the requirements of Regulation No. 924/16 and purchase (replace) their cash register equipment as soon as possible.

For reference. As of 26 May 2025, 76 models (modifications) of cash register equipment meeting the new requirements have been approved for use in the Republic of Belarus, including: 46 models of cash summing devices, 30 of which support the sale of marked goods; 30 models of software cash registers, 29 of which support the sale of marked goods.

Up-to-date information on the modification and cost of cash register equipment is available on the official website of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties at the following link: https://nalog.gov.by/tax_control/payment_control/documents/.

We further inform you that since the use of cash register equipment not complying with the new requirements will be outside the legal framework from 1 July 2025, the Ministry of Taxes and Duties may consider the issue of remote blocking of such cash register equipment and its disconnection from the cash register control system after the specified date.

Given that as of 26 May 2025, 94.6 thousand business entities have already installed and are using cash register equipment, the deadlines for transitioning to cash register equipment that meets the new requirements will not be postponed!