Modernizing Tobacco Duty Stamp Verification

Challenge

• Rising circulation of counterfeit tobacco products and fraudulent duty stamps
• Difficulty conducting fast and reliable field verification
• Limited visibility for consumers and enforcement officers to authenticate products
• Need for a secure authentication solution without overhauling existing labels
• Requirement for scalable verification across public and enforcement use cases

Solution

• Embedded patented 5mm clone-resistant AR codes into tobacco duty tax stamps
• Enabled instant verification through mobile web browsers and mobile applications
• Provided SDK integration for seamless deployment into existing systems
• Equipped enforcement officers with forensic verification capabilities via internal applications
• Added a digital authentication layer to strengthen existing excise labels

Results

• Enhanced protection against counterfeit tobacco tax stamps
• Improved field verification efficiency for enforcement teams
• Enabled consumers to verify authenticity before purchase
• Strengthened national excise and revenue protection efforts
• Modernized the tobacco duty stamp program with scalable digital authentication