Product Development
Product R&D & Flavor Development

Product R&D & Flavor Development

Refine excise-suitable product formats, sensory profiles, and formulation pathways for GCC entry
R&D in excise categories like vape, tobacco, or energy requires more than creativity—it demands regulatory foresight. TAG helps clients align product formats, flavor systems, and formulation strategies with GCC standards, reducing reformulation risk and accelerating market access.
Excise-Aligned Innovation

Build Formulas That Meet Regulatory and Commercial Criteria

Flavor-forward product development in excise categories requires more than taste. GCC markets demand regulatory compatibility across ingredients, formats, and SKUs. TAG helps align your formulation roadmap with excise norms to avoid delays, optimize duty positioning, and accelerate go-to-market timing.
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Excise Classification Mapping

Understand how specific ingredients or flavor systems influence excise treatment and category eligibility.
Regulatory Ingredient Vetting

Screen actives, sweeteners, and additives against UAE and KSA prohibited or high-risk substance lists.
Formulation Risk Reduction

Preempt customs or ministry pushback with technical guidance on compliant product structure.
SKU Harmonisation

Ensure flavor variants and packaging formats stay within excise logic while meeting market demand.
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Formulation Logic & Flavor Strategy

The technical and regulatory filters that shape viable, compliant, and market-ready product formulations.
Ingredient Compliance Logic
Formulation–Tax Impact Review

Flavor SKU Optimization
Market-Specific Label Dependencies

Strategic for Formulation & Market Entry

Deliverables built to inform decision-making across R&D, regulatory, and go-to-market functions.
Formulation Strategy Memo

Breakdown of compliant, scalable formulations aligned with excise and regional mandates.
Ingredient Risk Register

Detailed map of flagged inputs across target markets, including regulatory constraints and reformulation triggers.
Flavor Viability Matrix

SKU-level analysis of flavor profiles, mapped against market demand, compliance ease, and margin potential.
Excise Impact Projection

Data-led forecast of how formulation choices affect tax outcomes, product classification, and market pricing.
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