Tax stamp solutions

The global trade in counterfeit and smuggled excisable products, such as tobacco, has an estimated value of US$40–50 billion dollars. The effects on industries and the businesses that operate within them can be devastating, as well as causing huge losses in tax revenue to governments.

OpSec’s programs around the world are proven to successfully combat this illicit trade, protect government revenues and enable our clients to meet their obligations under the FCTC ITP Protocol.

OpSec achieves this by combining banknote-level security features with our proven digital track and trace technology.

OpSec InSight for Tax Stamps

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Our complete digital tax stamp platform

Tax stamp process map

Our projects in action

Portugal cigarette tax stamps

Portugal

  • Tobacco and alcohol tax stamp program
  • Tobacco and alcohol tax stamp program and government technology transfer
  • 20 years working with the Portuguese government on excise stamp and joint technology programs
Estonia alcohol tax stamp program

Estonia

  • Alcohol tax stamp program
  • Full-face OVD tax stamps with 30 overt, covert and forensic security features
  • 100% increase in legal alcohol sales in the first year of the program

Republic of Malta – FCTC Compliant Tax Stamp Solutions Case Study

Republic of Malta - FCTC compliant tax stamp solutions case study

Its capabilities were limited to distribution details stored in Excel spreadsheets. Mobile enforcement was therefore not possible, and security features of the old Tax Stamp were poorly understood by many Customs Officers, increasing the risk of successful illicit trade. When it came time to upgrade this system, the deadline for the EU’s Illicit Tobacco Protocol (ITP) was looming and with clear lack of traceability within the system, it became clear that Malta would default on meeting its ITP traceability requirements.

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  • Malta case study learning  – reason for the user to complete the form to download the file – what do they get?
  • Malta case study learning  – reason for the user to complete the form to download the file – what do they get?

Mozambique Tax Stamp Scheme Case Study

OpSec Mozambique case study

Over the past decade Mozambique has seen annual economic growth rates of between 3% and 9% per annum. However, throughout that period there was a consistent deficit in the expected excise revenue collected on alcohol and tobacco products.

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  • Mozambique case study learning  – reason for the user to complete the form to download the file – what do they get?
  • Mozambique case study learning  – reason for the user to complete the form to download the file – what do they get?
  • Mozambique case study learning  – reason for the user to complete the form to download the file – what do they get?

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