Country;"Excise rate";"Excise base"
Bulgaria;"~15-30% depending on product";"Targeted alcohol, tobacco, and fuel products"
Czechoslovakia;"Average ~20-40% depending on goods";"High-demand consumption goods; typically non-essential items"
"East Germany";"25–40% estimated on selected goods";"Applied on goods traded in domestic “luxury” category"
Hungary;"Ad valorem and specific, e.g., alcohol ~40%, tobacco ~60%";"Applied to alcohol, tobacco, petroleum products"
Poland;"Variable, e.g., tobacco ~50%, alcohol ~30-40%";"Alcohol, tobacco, fuel; rates were product-specific"
Romania;"Wine excise ~350 ECU/hl (equivalent); higher on spirits";"Alcoholic beverages, fuels"
"Soviet Union";"Product-specific; ~20–40% effective on alcohol, fuels";"Goods deemed luxuries or highdemand (vodka, cigarettes)"
Yugoslavia;"Varied by republic, 10–35%";"Included sugar, coffee, alcohol, tobacco"