Illicit Tobacco ‘Down Under’ Gets Worse – An Update
During the summer of 2021, I looked at the illicit trade that had started to spin out of control in Australia in the wake of the pandemic.
Free - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreIllicit Tobacco ‘Down Under’ Gets Worse – An Update
During the summer of 2021, I looked at the illicit trade that had started to spin out of control in Australia in the wake of the pandemic.
Free - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreCOP10 and MOP3 Postponed to 2024
The 10th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), and the Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, has been postponed from November 2023 to as early as possible in 2024.
Events - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreITSA Welcomes New Members and Board
With three new companies recently added to the growing membership base of the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA), the total number of members now stands at 28 – the highest level yet!
ITSA - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreA Trade Environment Transformation Led by Georgia Revenue Service
In early October, the Georgia Revenue Service (GRS) co-hosted the Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum™ with Reconnaissance International to showcase the success of its local solution and discuss the latest developments in the industry.
Events - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreDemax Pushes e-Beam to the Maximum
Demax Holograms was one of the first manufacturers of security holograms in eastern Europe and now sells its products to over 70 different countries. It took the opportunity to present its latest nano-optical elements for physical security at the recent Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™ in Tbilisi, Georgia (2-4 October 2023).
Technology - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreWHO Raises Concern Over Decreasing Tobacco Tax Shares in Americas
Recently, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Tabaconomía, a tobacco control think-tank that is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies, held a webinar to discuss the status of tobacco taxation post-COVID-19.
Tobacco - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreFuel and Cannabis in the News
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has revealed that the country’s fuel marking and quality monitoring programme has led to a drastic reduction in fuel adulteration, from 30% in 2015 to less than 0.5% this year.
Cannabis - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreSingapore to Boost FTZ Regulations to Combat Illicit Flows
Singapore is making amendments to its Free Trade Zones Act to enhance regulation and control of goods that flow through the 10 free trade zones (FTZs) in the country.
Illicit Trade - November 20, 2023 midnight Read MoreOumolat and SICPA Enter Strategic Partnership, Creating 'O&S Security Solutions' JV
Oumolat Security Printing, owned by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), has entered into a strategic partnership with SICPA to print enhanced tax stamps and track activities through the integration of advanced technologies.
Organisations - October 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreTax Stamp Standard Review Is Underway
As previously reported in Tax Stamp & Traceability News™, the international standard for excise tax stamps, ISO 22382:2018, is now due its five- year review, in accordance with ISO procedures (the International Organization for Standards).
Free - October 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreITSA Counters Claim that Tax Stamp-Based Track and Trace Not Compatible with FCTC Protocol
The International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) has responded to a claim by economic advisory firm Oxford Economics (OE) that tax stamp-based track and trace systems are not compatible with the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, while ‘fully digital’ solutions, based on open standards, are.
Free - October 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreCalifornia to Abolish Single-Use Plastic Tags on Marijuana Plants
The governor of California, USA, has approved a law to eliminate single-use plastic RFID tags for tracking and tracing marijuana plants.
Track and Trace - October 12, 2023 midnight Read MoreInterview with LEONHARD KURZ
This month, we have a new entry in our ongoing interview series investigating the experiences of International Tax Stamp Association members, diving into their personal perspectives on the tax industry, today’s challenges and opportunities, and tomorrow’s potential advances.
Interviews - October 12, 2023 midnight Read MoreA Review of TSTF 2023 – More Greenfields, Please!
One of the best comments coming out of the 11th Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™ (TSTF), held from 2-4 October in Tbilisi, Georgia, was from a revenue authority attending the forum for the first time. They said that now that they’d seen first-hand what they’d been missing by not attending this event, they would be sure to attend all security printing conferences in future.
Free - October 12, 2023 midnight Read MoreTax Stamps and Track and Trace – Making Everything More Visible
Whether you use tax stamps or you don’t use tax stamps, let’s face it, illicit trade still exists. The difference is, tax stamps and associated track and trace and production monitoring systems help make illicit trade stand out more (like a sore thumb), plus they make it easier to trace illicit trade back to its origin, and identify at what point in the supply chain legal trade may have become illegal trade.
Free - September 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreSmartphone Report Released
Reconnaissance International is pleased to announce the release of its new publication – ‘Smartphones for Authentication’ – the only publication of its kind.
Smartphones - September 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreHow Standards Help You
As previously announced in Tax Stamp & Traceability News™, it has been five years since the international standard for tax stamps (ISO 22382:2018) was published by the International Organization for Standards (ISO), so in accordance with ISO procedures, this standard is now due to be reviewed.
Standards - September 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreUganda Sees Strong Rise in Manufacturers and Importers Embracing Digital Tax Stamps
Since the introduction of its digital tax stamp, tracing, and reporting programme, Uganda has experienced continuous and sustained acceptance, implementation of and compliance with the programme.
Country Profiles - September 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreDistinkt – A New Name in Nanotech Authentication
Nanotechnology has been a fertile breeding ground for authentication and brand protection devices – given that structures that can be controlled at the nanoscale (roughly the size of a few atoms or molecules) exhibit responses to light that are distinctive and near impossible to replicate. Now, a team of researchers and entrepreneurs has launched a new optical ink feature into the market.
Organisations - September 27, 2023 midnight Read MoreEconomists in Chile Report Higher Cigarette Revenues and Lower Returning Exports
As a large number of Tax Stamp & Traceability News™ readers are already aware, tobacco and alcohol producers spend significant amounts of time and effort lobbying against the installation of tax stamp and traceability systems that are fully managed by national revenue authorities.
Tax - September 27, 2023 midnight Read More