Cigarettes Tax Stamp Program
Country: United States of America
Region: North America
Program Details
Product Type: Cigarettes
Product Category: Tobacco
Excise Authority:
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Program Status:
Active
Tax Stamp Program in Place:
Yes
Start Year: 2005
Container Size:
20 sticks/pack
Annual Stamp Volume:
567M
Current Stamp Specification
Active Period:
2005 -
Present
Active
Contractors
Type & Physical Properties
Type: Tax stamp
Substrate: Paper
Adhesion: Pressure-sensitive
Printing Methods: Digital, Offset, Silkscreen
Security Features
Overt Main: Colour-shifting ink
Semi-Covert Main: Polarisation
Semi-Covert Other: Microtext, Polarisation
Semi-Covert Auth: Polarising filter
Covert: Forensic marker
Covert Auth: Dedicated scanner
Track & Trace System
Serialized: Yes
Barcode Security: Encrypted, Invisible
Scanning Devices: Dedicated scanning device
System Types: Tracing back to source