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As India emerges from a public health crisis, the serious issues of illegal products need to be addressed on a war footing....

The country’s pandemic policy offers a case study in the effects of prohibition As the taverns and drinking spots filled up with...

The government will soon require cigarette manufacturers planning to set up shop in the country’s special economic zones (SEZs) to...

With only a limited number of product inspections carried out inside free zones, many customs administrations now require that tobacco...

South Africa may have banned cigarettes and alcohol during its lockdown but, for some, the good times kept rolling. While the rules were...

RETAIL and Trade Brand Advocacy (RTBA) said the travel restrictions, movement control order (MCO) and tighter scrutiny by enforcement...

议程 http://bit.ly/3ccm7xJ 全球贸易发展周-中国论坛 | 2020年6月16日至18日 | 中国上海 第19届全球贸易发展周（GTDW）即将于上海举办，全球贸易发展周-中国论坛旨在为全球贸易领域从业者提供一个分享和交流的平台。本次论坛将通过以下方式探索...

4th GTDW Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Conference & Exhibition, 16-18 June, Shanghai Pudong | 4th 反非法贸易，品牌和知识产权保护会议 |...

Interesting article that gives some perspectives on one of the worlds largest areas for illicit trade. The lack of Track & Trace Systems...

Hong Kong customs has uncovered HK$85 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the largest seizure of its kind in two decades, after...

Delighted to welcome Michael Yu, North Asia Brand Protection Head, UNILEVER, Min Gao, GCA Managing Attorney, 3M, Ray Xu, Vice President...

The body reports that 32 manufacturers and importers who are domestic and exporters have already registered their factory lines in...

The illicit trade in tobacco, especially cigarettes, costs South Africa’s economy billions of rand annually through lost tax revenue....

Customs has intercepted 126 million counterfeit cigarettes since the beginning of the year, a record seizure, said the FPS Finance on...

The Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa estimates that the SA fiscus is losing more than R10bn annually on unpaid excise duty The...

The 2nd GTDW Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Conference & Exhibition took place in Abu Dhabi this time last year, Nov 2018. We...

Fighting The Forgeries - A fascinating film by France 24 covering some of the key topics being covered at the 4th GTDW Anti Illicit...

Six million cigarettes and enough tobacco to produce 21 million cigarettes found in an illegal factory in Budapest. Hungarian customs...

Pakistan has awarded its tender for a tobacco track-and-trace (T&T) system to National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC), but...

GTDW China Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Exhibition, part of the 19th Global Trade Development Week returning to Shanghai,...