From this Saturday, November 1, 2025, certain categories of businesses will be required to use approved cash registers, announced the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI). The measure, framed by a decree published on October 14 in the Official Journal (JORT n°125), marks the start of a national system for digital traceability of sales.
First phase of deployment
This first stage concerns legal entities operating classified tourist restaurants, tea rooms and second and third category cafes.
The devices used must comply with the specifications established by the DGI and supplied exclusively by approved service providers, the list of which is available on the platform. jibaya.tn. Sales data will be transmitted in real time to a central platform designed by the Computer Center of the Ministry of Finance (CIMF).
A progressive timetable until 2028
The deployment will be spread over four phases:
- November 1, 2025: first companies concerned (tourist restaurants, tea rooms, 2nd and 3rd category cafes).
- July 1, 2026: extension to all legal entities offering on-site consumer services.
- July 1, 2027: inclusion of natural persons subject to the real regime with monthly declaration.
- July 1, 2028: generalization to all other natural persons concerned.
Objective: transparency and tax fairness
According to Sofiene Khorchani, central analyst at the DGI, this reform aims to fight against tax fraud and strengthen fairness between taxpayers. Completely paperless, the membership process allows operators to contact approved suppliers directly to install or adapt their equipment.
The result of work started more than five years ago, this system aims to be a lever of transparency, reliability and security for tax revenue.
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