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Nicola Sudan

26 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Smartphone Report Released

Reconnaissance International is pleased to announce the release of its new publication – ‘Smartphones for Authentication’ – the only publication of its kind.

Authentication Reports & Studies Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

26 Sept. 2023

5 min read

Interview with APO Production Unit

This month, we continue our interview series exploring the experiences of International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) members, who offer personal perspectives on the tax industry, today’s challenges and opportunities, and tomorrow’s potential progress.

Interviews

Nicola Sudan

26 Sept. 2023

4 min read

Tax 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 Track and Trace Free

Ian Lancaster

26 Sept. 2023

5 min read

How 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

Francisco Mandiola

26 Sept. 2023

7 min read

Economists 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.

Excise Products Regulations Tax & Revenue

Sven Bergmann

26 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Uganda 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.

Countries Track and Trace

Àlex Julià and Luca Venza

26 Sept. 2023

4 min read

Distinkt – 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.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Tax Stamp Forum to Showcase Latest Solutions for Authentication and Traceability

Solution providers, experts, and revenue authorities from around the world have confirmed their speaking slot at Reconnaissance International’s Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™, taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia from 2-4 October 2023.

Events

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

5 min read

How Cisco Plugs Counterfeit Networks

While all counterfeit goods potentially pose a risk for consumers and companies, that risk becomes amplified when we talk about products made by Cisco, one of the largest technology companies in the world, best known for its networking products.

Free Free

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

1 min read

De La Rue Extends Brand Protection Contract with Mason Pearson

De La Rue has announced a 3-year extension to its partnership with Mason Pearson, the distinguished British beauty brand.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Leather Industry Urges Airlines to Ensure Traceability

Scottish leather supplier Muirhead is urging airlines to ensure the traceability of leather during procurement. The advice follows the emergence of leather suppliers whose products – despite being marketed as sustainable, ethical and European – come from a complex and blurred supply chain, with hides imported from as far as South America.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

4 min read

More New Developments for Protecting Gold Bars and Coins

In the ABN March 2023 issue, we looked at four developments to protect gold bars and commemorative coins from counterfeiting. As companies continue their anti-counterfeiting advancement, we look at a few more developments in this area, covering overt and covert features and digital traceability.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

3 min read

Diamonds are a Counterfeiter’s Worst Enemy

Exploiting the uniqueness derived from the inherent randomness of industrial processes is not a new approach for anti-counterfeiting technologies, but a new breed of physically unclonable functions (PUFs) might just be a step too far for counterfeiters to spoof.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Nike Joins Surge in NFC Tags on Sneakers

Nike is conducting a pilot programme with AntChain for a new sneaker featuring an NFC chip. The programme enables consumers to access product origin information by tapping their smartphone against an NFC chip on the sneaker.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform

Nanobrick, the South Korean company founded in 2007 by its current CEO, Jae-Hyun Joo, is building a presence in the security and authentication field with what it calls its ‘active nano platform’ (ANP).

Companies

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

3 min read

IPR Counterfeiting is on the Rise, Reports WCO

The WCO (World Customs Organisation) has released its 2022 Illicit Trade Report (ITR), showing an increasing trend in illicit trade.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Authenticity Problems in Global Watch Market

A new report by Watchfinder & Co, a luxury pre-owned watch specialist, revealed that 14% of British collectors have counterfeit timepieces in their rotations. Specifically, the research identified a staggering total of 1,010,572 watches.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

3 min read

EUIPO Unveils EBSI-ELSA for Global Supply Chain Product Authentication

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has unveiled EBSI-ELSA, its new brand name for the European Logistics Services Authentication (ELSA) initiative for products within the global supply chain (using the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure), EBSI.

Authentication

Ian Lancaster

23 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Thoughts Towards ISO 22382 Revision

It is International Standards Organization (ISO) practice to review its standards every five years. So, ISO 22382, titled ‘Guidelines for the content, security, issuance, and examination of excise tax stamps’, which was published in 2018, will now go through this regular review.

Standards

Sarah Smiley and Michael Eads

23 Aug. 2023

9 min read

The Exploding Growth of Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 2

This article is second in a series that aims to educate readers on the dynamic nature of free trade zones (FTZs) and key issues that warrant addressing, and offers a means by which suppliers of secure track and trace technologies may find opportunities in this potential new market. The first article can be found in the March 2023 issue of this newsletter.

Reports & Studies

Latest News

Smartphone Report Released

Interview with APO Production Unit

Tax Stamps and Track and Trace – Making Everything More Visible

How Standards Help You

Economists in Chile Report Higher Cigarette Revenues and Lower Returning Exports

Uganda Sees Strong Rise in Manufacturers and Importers Embracing Digital Tax Stamps

Distinkt – A New Name in Nanotech Authentication

Tax Stamp Forum to Showcase Latest Solutions for Authentication and Traceability

How Cisco Plugs Counterfeit Networks

De La Rue Extends Brand Protection Contract with Mason Pearson

Leather Industry Urges Airlines to Ensure Traceability

More New Developments for Protecting Gold Bars and Coins

Diamonds are a Counterfeiter’s Worst Enemy

Nike Joins Surge in NFC Tags on Sneakers

Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform

IPR Counterfeiting is on the Rise, Reports WCO

Authenticity Problems in Global Watch Market

EUIPO Unveils EBSI-ELSA for Global Supply Chain Product Authentication

Thoughts Towards ISO 22382 Revision

The Exploding Growth of Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities – Part 2

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