Government & Public Sector · Industry Solution

Excise, tax stamps and regulated goods — verifiable by anyone.

NBR-secured tax stamps, excise labels and regulated-goods identity for tax authorities, customs and public agencies.

Industry
Government & Public Sector

Illicit trade is a public-revenue and public-safety crisis.

  • Track & trace for excise & tobacco (WHO FCTC)
  • Interoperable with customs & VAT systems
  • Citizen and inspector scan channels
  • Sovereign data residency options

Industry overview

Illicit trade is a public-revenue and public-safety crisis.

One Trust deploys NBR-secured tax stamps, excise labels and regulated-goods identity — enabling anywhere-authentication by inspectors, retailers and citizens, and delivering audit-grade revenue visibility.

Counterfeit statistics

The scale of the problem.

Global illicit tax revenue loss annually
$500B+
Global illicit tax revenue loss annually
Of tobacco worldwide is illicit
11%
Of tobacco worldwide is illicit
Source · WHO
Excise revenue uplift after digital tax stamps
40–60%
Excise revenue uplift after digital tax stamps
Source · IMF
Countries under WHO FCTC Illicit Trade Protocol
180+
Countries under WHO FCTC Illicit Trade Protocol

Business risks

What's at stake for government & public sector leaders.

Tax revenue leakage

Untaxed and illicit product erodes fiscal collection.

Public health harm

Illicit alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceuticals cause preventable deaths.

Cross-border smuggling

Porous borders and forged stamps enable organised crime.

Compliance obligations

WHO FCTC, EU TPD and national mandates demand digital track & trace.

How One Trust solves it

Digital tax stamps citizens can verify.

Every excise stamp is uniquely serialised and NBR-secured. Producers activate stamps at production, distributors scan at each leg, and citizens and inspectors verify authenticity with a phone.

Digital tax stamps

Physical-digital NBR stamp for tobacco, alcohol, fuel and pharma.

Track & trace

Unit-to-pallet aggregation across producers, importers and warehouses.

Citizen verification

Any smartphone scans and reports suspicious product.

Revenue command centre

Real-time tax accrual dashboards for MoF & customs.

Illicit trade intelligence

AI models cluster suspicious flows and hotspots.

Sovereign data residency

In-country data planes and encryption controls.

Workflow

Deployment, end to end.

  1. 01

    Mint NBR identity

    Every SKU/lot receives a Non-Reproducible Barcode with cryptographic anchor at print time.

  2. 02

    Print & apply

    Codes are printed inline at your existing lines — no new hardware, no line slowdown.

  3. 03

    Serialize & aggregate

    Unit → carton → pallet parent-child hierarchy captured across your network.

  4. 04

    Authenticate in the field

    Consumers, retailers, inspectors and partners scan with any smartphone camera.

  5. 05

    Act on intelligence

    Real-time alerts, geo heatmaps and BI feeds flow to your brand-protection team.

ROI

Outcomes that move the P&L.

+40–60%
Excise revenue uplift
-55%
Illicit market share
100%
WHO FCTC readiness
12 mo
Nationwide rollout

Case study

Enterprise outcomes.

Ministry of Finance (Africa) · National programme

Challenge

Rampant illicit alcohol and tobacco eroding excise revenue and threatening public health.

Outcome

Nationwide NBR-secured digital tax stamps across 12 producers; excise revenue up 47% within 14 months; illicit alcohol share down 61%.

Excise revenue
+47%
Excise revenue
Illicit share
-61%
Illicit share
Deployment
14 mo
Deployment

FAQ

Common questions.

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  • 45-minute technical walkthrough
  • ROI model tailored to your government & public sector SKU mix
  • Reference customers in government & public sector

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