2024 – A Year in Review

SPMCIL Records 29% Growth in Tax Stamp Revenue, Secures New Order

2024 – A Year in Headlines

US Cross-State Cigarette Smuggling Persists, Tax Foundation Finds

Comparative Analysis of US States

Malaysian Newspaper Printer Sets Sights on High Security

Cigarette Tax Scorecard Shows Governments Not Doing Enough... and Even Going Backwards

Excise Share of Total Taxation Continues to Decline, OECD Reports

Another Multistate EU Cigarette Trafficking Scheme Uncovered

Events

UK to Implement Duty Stamps on Vapes... But Not Track and Trace

Cannabis Tracking: Major Flaws Revealed in Washington State

LatAm Tax Authorities Share Updates at ITSA Event

Thailand Launches QR Codes on Cigarette Stamps

Tankers Impounded in Philippines Over Illegal Fuel Transfer

Real Authentication Labels on Fake Vapor Products

On the Record with Arnaud Bansard, EDGYN’s Government Affairs Director

Events

Chile’s Tobacco Traceability System Uncovers Illicit Production in Santiago

New Tax Stamps for Ukraine – Part of Bigger Digitalisation Picture

One Month Left to Submit Your Paper for Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum

Sustainable and Phygital Innovation 

Driving Tax Stamps in India

Illicit Tobacco in South Africa – Not Enough Political Will to Tackle it

15 Years and Counting – Part 4

How Retailers Create Demand for Counterfeit Brands – and what to do about it

Events

Excise Revenues Soar in The Gambia Thanks to Tax Stamps

Illicit Cigarettes Declining in EU but Rising in Europe, Claims KPMG Study

QR Codes Are Not a Replacement for RFID Tags, Says Cannabis Track and Trace Provider

15 Years and Counting – Part 3

Illicit Cement is a Thing… So What’s Being Done About it?

Pakistan Takes New Steps to Improve Tax Revenue Streams from Major Industries

E7 Group Injects $50 Million into Security Solution Growth

Events

UK to Abolish Duty Stamps on Spirits

The Strength of a ‘Phygital’ Approach

Microsoft Partners with Italian Mint to Protect Prosecco Wine

Tax Stamps that Talk Back at You

Philippine Vape Festival Packed with Illicit Products

15 Years and Counting – Part 2

Tracking Legislation Advances in Philippines

Authentix and ARMOR-IIMAK Launch Security Ink in Form of Thermal Transfer Ribbon

Excise Taxes – Still A Meaningful Piece of the Puzzle

Metrc Announces New Cannabis Track and Trace Contract with California

Royal Mail Launches App to Detect Counterfeit Stamps

GCMD Partners with Authentix for Biofuel Supply Chain Trial

15 Years and Counting

Vape Brands and Their Authentication Measures

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

Deposit Return Schemes: An Efficient Way to Combine a Tax Excise System with the Circular Economy

ITSA Seminar for Latin American Tax Authorities – A Review

Meta Materials Sells Authentication Business to Authentix

Events

Smurfit Invests for Brand Protection and Tax Stamps

Fortified Defences: The Power of Combining Physical and Digital Elements in Tax Stamps

Ethiopia Moves Forward with Tax Stamp Plans

Metrc Wins First Cannabis Track and Trace Contract with a Tribal Government

Increased Controls Shrink Illicit Tobacco in Bosnia and Herzegovina

EU Tobacco Traceability – An Industry-Managed System?

How to Protect Citizens Against Fraudulent QR Codes

The Fishing Was Good – It Was the Catching That Was Bad

WTO Releases New Report on Food Fraud

Identifying Counterfeit Cigarettes by Their Isotope Fingerprints

Events

• How to Identify Illicit Cigarettes – Ukrainian Forensic Experts Explain
• 80% of UK Smokers Buy Illegal Tobacco
• White Paper Calls for Stronger EU Alignment to WHO FCTC
• Digital Printing, Metallisation, Interactivity… All in One Pass
• Labels that Go Straight on the Food Itself
• Interview with an ITSA Member – Chanwanich Security Printing
• Here’s to Another 100 Years!
• Diametryx’s Innovative Colour Change Particles
• How Sweet It Is – Chile Tax Authority Blamed for Price Rise on Sweetened Beverages
• Holography Conference 2024 – Call for Papers
• Events

Panama: A Global Leader in Tobacco Control – or the World’s Biggest Cigarette Trafficking Hub?

So Many Features, So Little Space

Fuel and Cannabis News

The Ongoing Problem of Counterfeit Postage Stamps – Learnings for Tax Stamps

Introducing the Most Comprehensive Liquor Tax Label in India

Interview with an ITSA Member – Securikett

Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum Calls For Papers

Events

Plastic Tax Stamps on Liquor No Good for Environment

Crane NXT to Acquire OpSec Security

Pakistan’s Tax Authority – A White Elephant

Why Do Some Tax Stamp Programmes Fail?

A Comparison of Fuel Traceability Options

Illicit Tobacco in South-East Asia ‘Not Alarmingly High’, WHO Says

Interview with an ITSA Member – JURA

State of Illicit Tobacco in South Africa – Still Disastrous

Innovations in Tamper Proofing

Spring Cleaning at Chile Tax Authority – Renovated Programme in the Works

Legalising Recreational Cannabis – The Canadian Experience

ITSA Recommends Steps to Strengthen EU Digital Product Passport

Key Decisions Made – And Not Made – at MOP3

Interview with an ITSA Member – OpSec Security

ODDS Continues Big Debate – The Transition from Physical to Digital

Events

• Interviews with ITSA Members 2023 – Common Threads and Differences
• Protection from the Storm – Implementing Lebanon’s Authentication and Traceability Solution
• Pakistan Contemplates Track and Trace on Beverages
• Authentication and Inspection Practices: What Really Happens in the Field?
• New Study Compares Four Major Illicit Trade Hubs

• KURZ’s Tax Stamp Paper Saves Time and the Environment
• Malawi Extends Tax Stamps Beyond Cigarettes
• 2023 – A Year in Review
• 2023 – A Year in Headlines
• Interview with an ITSA Member – Uflex
• Elections and Civil Unrest in Latin America… and How They Affect Tax Stamps
• The Exploding Growth of Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 3
• Upcoming Events

• COP10 and MOP3 Postponed to 2024
• ITSA Welcomes New Members and Board
• Illicit Tobacco ‘Down Under’ Gets Worse – An Update
• A Trade Environment Transformation Led by Georgia Revenue Service
• Demax Pushes e-Beam to the Maximum
• WHO Raises Concern Over Decreasing Tobacco Tax Shares in Americas
• Fuel and Cannabis in the News
• Singapore to Boost FTZ Regulations to Combat Illicit Flows
• Upcoming Events

• A Review of TSTF 2023 – More Greenfields, Please!
• Tax Stamp Standard Review Is Underway
• Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum 2023 – In Pictures
• Interview with LEONHARD KURZ
• Oumolat and SICPA Enter Strategic Partnership, Creating ‘O&S Security Solutions’ JV
• California to Abolish Single-Use Plastic Tags
• Upcoming Events

• Uganda Sees Strong Rise in Manufacturers and Importers Embracing Digital Tax Stamps
• Smartphone Report Released
• Distinkt – A New Name in Nanotech Authentication
• Tax Stamps and Track and Trace – Making Everything More Visible
• Economists in Chile Report Higher Cigarette Revenues and Lower Returning Exports
• Interview with APO Production Unit
• How Standards Help You
• Upcoming Events

• What’s the Status of Tobacco Track & Trace Under FCTC Protocol?
• WCO Reports Current State of Illicit Tobacco and Alcohol Seizures
• Smoking Out Illicit Tobacco in the UK: A Case of Good Enforcement Practice
• Opportunities in Smart Packaging
• The Exploding Growth of Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 2
• Interview with an ITSA Member – Baldwin Technology
• Thoughts Towards ISO 22382 Revision
• Upcoming Events

• Indian Banknote Printer Eyes Global Tax Stamp Market
• Illicit Cigarette Report Spells Bad News for France
• Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform
• De La Rue Authentication on Track to Exceed £100 Million in Revenue
• South Africa’s Tax Commissioner Elected Chairperson of WCO
• Programme Released for Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum 2023
• Track and Trace Working Group Lays Out Recommendations for FCTC Info Share Point
• Interview with an ITSA Member – NASPS
• Upcoming Events

• Argentina Takes Tobacco Evasion by the Horns
• Cambodia Reveals Tax Stamp Requirements to Vendors
• Authentix Buys Royal Joh Enschedé
• OpSec Group Goes Public
• Déjà Vu in Costa Rica
• Interview with an ITSA Member – SICPA
• Canada’s Cannabis Industry Calls for Single Tax Stamp
• TSTF Programme Latest
• Raising the Counterfeiting Bar with Double-Exclusive LEP Secure Inks
• EU MEPs Prepare ‘Arms’ Against Tobacco Lobbyists
• Upcoming Events

• New Tax Stamps Part of Ukraine’s Plan to Eliminate Shadow Economy
• How’s the Tax Stamp Forum Shaping Up?
• News in Brief
• 20 Years of WHO FCTC – Achievements and Challenges
• Interview with an ITSA Member – ANY Security Printing
• One Barcode for Everyone and Everything… Including Authentication?
• EU MEPs Raise Tobacco Lobbying Concerns… but are Their Voices Going Unheard?
• Upcoming Events

• Disagreement Reigns Over Role of EU Track and Trace
• US Tax Foundation
• Encounters with Counterfeits of Digital Security Features
• Interview with an ITSA Member – Authentix
• A Conversation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) about Tax Stamps
• Upcoming Events

• Lebanon Launches Tobacco Authentication and Traceability Programme
• One-of-a-Kind Report on Smartphones for Authentication
• De La Rue Extends Contracts in Nine Countries
• India Central Excise: Worth Its Weight in Salt
• Authorities Uncover First Ever Counterfeit Cigarette Factory in France
• Interview with an ITSA Member – Garsu Pasaulis
• The Exploding Growth of Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 1
• Upcoming Events

• Luminescence Acquires InData Invisible Barcode Reading Technology
• Gambia Revenue Authority and SICPA Sign Revenue Agreement
• Chile Launches Joint Tax/Customs Campaign to Tackle Illicit Cigarettes
• On The Record with Gerben van Wijk, Luminescence Sun Chemical Security
• Aligning Secure Marking and Traceability with Other Government
Objectives: The WCO SAFE Framework
• Emerging Technologies – Substrates
• Time to Think About Topics for Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum
• Securing Liquor Supply Chains in India: Digital Locks and GPS Tracking
• Upcoming Events

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