Tobacco Products

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  Hong Kong Customs seize suspected illicit cigarettes

  Hong Kong Customs seized about 600,000 suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of HK$1.6m.

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  The perfect tax stamp

  Current security labels cause governments to lose tax revenue, writes Avi Chaudhuri of Systech.

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  Link between counterfeits and organised crime 'clear'

  Most criminal activity involving counterfeiting is carried out by professional organised crime networks.

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  EUIPO gauges economic impact of counterfeit goods

  Direct lost sales due to counterfeits amount to €56bn per year in the EU, according to a new EUIPO report.

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  Sutherland to step down as CEO of De La Rue

  His five-year tenure as chief executive of De La Rue is coming to an end, but he will stay in the role while a successor is sought.

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  Warped protects cigars with Prooftag security label

  Faced with rising counterfeit sales of its cigars, Warped has started using security labels developed by Prooftag.

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