Interview with HM Revenue & Customs: UK’s New Vaping Duty Stamp
In October 2026, the UK will introduce an advanced fiscal marking system for vaping products. The new Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme combines a secure physical stamp with digital tracking and public authentication tools, creating a ‘phygital’ (physical and digital) system designed to support the supply chain, tax collection, consumer protection and enforcement.
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Alitheon Accelerates ‘Biometrics of Things’ Rollout
Alitheon, an optical AI technology provider, based in Washington, USA, has raised $8 million in Series A1 funding to accelerate deployment of its FeaturePrint® technology, a system that identifies and authenticates physical objects using their own inherent surface characteristics rather than external labels, tags or markings.
LIQUI MOLY Deploys Non-Copyable QR Codes to Combat Fake Lubricants
German lubricant manufacturer LIQUI MOLY has introduced a new anticounterfeiting system based on non-copyable QR codes. The system, developed by authentic.network, is being rolled out across LIQUI MOLY's global product portfolio and is designed to allow distributors, workshops and consumers to verify the authenticity of engine oils using a standard smartphone.
Seaborough’s LUMICRYPT Engineers Unique Luminescent Fingerprints
Security printing has always borrowed optical phenomena from physics and chemistry, and few of these phenomena are as useful as luminescence. A luminescent ‘phosphor’ is an inorganic material that can soak up light of one colour, often ultraviolet (UV), and then re-emit it at another, usually visible, colour. In a banknote or secure document, that behaviour becomes a controlled ‘signal’. Under normal lighting, the ink may look unremarkable, but under a defined UV lamp it produces a distinctive glow that is easy to spot and, importantly, can be measured.
Cargo Tracking System: Pakistan’s Digital Offensive Against Smuggling and Tax Evasion
Pakistan is undertaking one of the most significant trade-monitoring reforms in its history with the introduction of a nationwide cargo tracking system (CTS). The initiative is designed to replace the country’s paper-based transport documentation with a fully digital platform capable of monitoring the movement of goods from origin to destination in near real time.
Sansara Acquires Advanced Track & Trace to Build European Leader in Connected Packaging
Sansara, the digital traceability subsidiary of Maison Neyret, has acquired Advanced Track & Trace (ATT) and entered into a strategic partnership with Pochet Group.
The Gambia Moves to Real-Time Monitoring of Telecom Tax Revenues
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority have signed an escrow account agreement that clears the way for the implementation of a revenue assurance system for the country’s telecommunications sector.
South Africa Revives National Track and Trace Plans to Tackle Illicit Trade
Six years after its first serious attempt to introduce a tobacco track and trace system, South Africa is once again signalling its intention to implement track and trace, this time under the leadership of the National Consumer Commission (NCC) and as part of a broader strategy to combat illicit trade across multiple sectors.
Natural Branding: When the Product Becomes the Label
The idea that a product can authenticate itself has long fascinated the security and traceability industry. In sectors ranging from banknotes and identity documents to luxury goods and pharmaceuticals, technology providers have increasingly explored the use of intrinsic physical characteristics as a means of authentication – turning naturally occurring randomness into a unique fingerprint.
From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Brands from China’
Over the past four decades, China has undergone one of the most significant industrial transformations of the modern era, evolving from the ‘factory floor of the world’ to a country focused on building global brands.
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