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Nicola Sudan

26 Aug. 2021

6 min read

Tax Stamps, Track & Trace, Real-Time Data – Key Ingredients for a Fully Functioning System, Say Global Bodies

In July, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) held a webinar on the benefits of track and trace systems as tools in tobacco tax administration, as well as the best practices for implementing such systems.

Events Free Track and Trace Free

Francisco Mandiola

26 Aug. 2021

8 min read

Pan-Latin American Analysis: Part II

In last month’s Tax Stamp & Traceability News™, we published the first of a two-part review of tax stamps and traceability programmes in Latin America. This month, we give a brief update on Central American countries, together with more in-depth coverage of Costa Rica and Ecuador, where there have been several key developments.

Countries Tax & Revenue Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

25 Aug. 2021

1 min read

Pakistan Gets Green Light to Implement Track & Trace

The Sindh High Court in Pakistan has reversed a stay order imposed earlier this year on a licence agreement issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for a track and trace system on local and imported tobacco, cement, sugar and fertiliser.

Countries Track and Trace

Francisco Mandiola

28 July 2021

9 min read

Pan-Latin American Analysis: Part I

It is no secret that the world, and the Latin American region in particular, has faced many negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Countries Tax & Revenue Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

27 July 2021

2 min read

ZEISER Acquires Track and Trace Technology

The German company ZEISER, which provides impact and non-impact serialisation solutions and services to the security printing industry, has acquired the track and trace software solutions of Inspectron, a global technology provider of document inspection and track and trace systems for security printers.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

29 June 2021

8 min read

New Tenders Emphasise Need for Traceability on Multiple Products

Over the past few months, a number of interesting tenders for tax stamps and track and trace systems have been issued by various revenue authorities across the world. Most of these tenders are characterised by two things: 1) their need for extensive systems that cover physical tax stamps, secure track and trace, and even production line monitoring; 2) their need for systems that cover a wide range of products.

Tenders Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

28 June 2021

2 min read

Uganda Tax Stamp Programme Smashes Performance Targets

Following the 2019 launch of its tax stamp and traceability programme on locally manufactured and imported beer, spirits, wine, soda, mineral water and tobacco products, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has far exceeded some of the key performance targets set for the programme.

Countries Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

20 June 2021

3 min read

Pakistan Wins Tobacco Control Award – But There are Gaps in the Picture

According to media website dawn.com, there are gaps in the picture with regard to The World Health Organisation’s award to Pakistan for its anti-tobacco efforts.

Countries Excise Products Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

29 April 2021

2 min read

Product Traceability and Authentication Systems: A Technology Review

Track and trace, trace and track, supply chain transparency, traceability… a confusion of terms to describe the use of an encoded unique identifier to determine the source and the pathway of an individual product.

Authentication Reports & Studies Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

29 April 2021

3 min read

Pakistan Finalises Major Track and Trace Agreement…Only to Have it Stayed in Court

In March, the consortium of Authentix, Inc, MITAS Corporation and AJCL Private Limited finalised a licence agreement with the Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to implement a track and trace system on tobacco, cement, sugar and fertiliser. The agreement covered an initial five-year term, with a three-year extension option.

Countries Tenders Track and Trace

Chander S Jeena

29 April 2021

5 min read

Latest Tax Stamp and Traceability Developments in Nepal

Nepal has been using excise stamps (hereinafter referred to as tax stamps) for more than two decades now, with the stamps effectively contributing to government tax revenue. Indeed, every year, the Nepalese government generates 57 billion Nepalese rupees ($477 million) from excise duty, value-added tax, and health hazard tax imposed on cigarettes and alcohol.

Countries Tax Stamps Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

10 March 2021

5 min read

Webinar on Non-Cloneable Codes Raises Contentious Questions

A recent webinar, entitled ‘How Non-Cloneable Codes Enable Supply Chain Automation and Credible Traceability,’ has raised contentious questions with regard to the use of physical security features and unique identifying codes as authentication tools.

Events Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

4 March 2021

1 min read

OneAgrix Announces Strategic Partnership with INEXTO

OneAgrix, an agriculture and halal food B2B e-commerce platform, and Switzerland-headquartered INEXTO – a cloud-based global tracking systems and brand protection solutions provider – have strategically partnered to facilitate a digital traceability solution for the fast-growing global halal industry.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

4 March 2021

3 min read

Tobacco Track and Trace in Pakistan – Mission Impossible

First, we hear that the Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is on the point of awarding a track and trace contract for tobacco, sugar, cement, fertiliser and beverages to the highest scoring bidder in its latest tender. Then in the next breath, we learn that complaints have been received against the FBR over anomalies in the bid evaluation process.

Countries Excise Products Track and Trace

Michael Eads

24 Feb. 2021

7 min read

What Does the Future Hold for Traceability in Europe?

The European Union represents the world’s first attempt at implementation of wide-scale, multi-country tobacco traceability and the largest iteration of the FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol) in action. The implications in relation to one of the world’s largest tobacco market’s interpretation and implementation of the Protocol, as well as the benefits that traceability can provide in terms of combatting illicit trade, has the significant potential to influence tobacco traceability the world over.

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Alan Hodgson

4 Feb. 2021

5 min read

Drivers for Smart Packaging

Smart packaging is an area that is pertinent to the interests of our community. It has links to track and trace, product labelling and interaction with the brand through technology. The aim of this article is to take a wider look at trends in smart packaging and consider some of the potential implications for tax stamps and track and trace solutions.

Authentication Technology & Systems Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

28 Jan. 2021

3 min read

Delhi Releases High-Security Liquor Labels for Track and Trace

Remember when we wrote a while back in Tax Stamp & Traceability News™ about the very plain, unsecured, serialised barcode label that had been introduced in Delhi, India to track and trace spirits, wine and beer products between distillery and final retailer (TSN January 2016)?

Excise Products Track and Trace

Sven Bergmann

10 Dec. 2020

3 min read

The Next Frontier in Cannabis Track & Trace

On 3 November, voters in the United States sent a clear message to policy makers and legislators alike. Those in four states – Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota – approved statewide ballot measures to legalise marijuana for personal use. In addition, voters in Mississippi and South Dakota approved statewide ballot measures to legalise marijuana for medical use.

Excise Products Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

29 Oct. 2020

8 min read

ITSA Counters Claims in Costa Rica that Traceability Systems are Ineffective

In October, the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) wrote to Julio Castilla Peláez, President of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (CCCR), responding to an article in the La Nación newspaper titled ‘Traders reject attempt to revive plan to label and monitor liquor’.

Associations Free Track and Trace Free

Nicola Sudan

9 Dec. 2019

8 min read

New Tobacco Track and Trace System Bestows ‘Digital Enforcement Powers’ on Chile Revenue Authority

During the recent Tax Stamp Forum™ in Budapest, Victor Villalón, former Head of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Compliance General Department, described the ‘digital enforcement powers’ bestowed on the service, in the shape of a new cigarette tax stamp and traceability programme implemented in March this year.

Case Studies Excise Products Track and Trace

Latest News

Tax Stamps, Track & Trace, Real-Time Data – Key Ingredients for a Fully Functioning System, Say Global Bodies

Pan-Latin American Analysis: Part II

Pakistan Gets Green Light to Implement Track & Trace

Pan-Latin American Analysis: Part I

ZEISER Acquires Track and Trace Technology

New Tenders Emphasise Need for Traceability on Multiple Products

Uganda Tax Stamp Programme Smashes Performance Targets

Pakistan Wins Tobacco Control Award – But There are Gaps in the Picture

Product Traceability and Authentication Systems: A Technology Review

Pakistan Finalises Major Track and Trace Agreement…Only to Have it Stayed in Court

Latest Tax Stamp and Traceability Developments in Nepal

Webinar on Non-Cloneable Codes Raises Contentious Questions

OneAgrix Announces Strategic Partnership with INEXTO

Tobacco Track and Trace in Pakistan – Mission Impossible

What Does the Future Hold for Traceability in Europe?

Drivers for Smart Packaging

Delhi Releases High-Security Liquor Labels for Track and Trace

The Next Frontier in Cannabis Track & Trace

ITSA Counters Claims in Costa Rica that Traceability Systems are Ineffective

New Tobacco Track and Trace System Bestows ‘Digital Enforcement Powers’ on Chile Revenue Authority

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