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

• TSTN Archives 2022

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