With the innovative ValiGate® security technology of our subsidiary SCRIBOS, you can integrate a new protection element into your tax stamps – particularly quickly and cost-effectively. By means of direct printing, a unique security structure is transferred to your tax stamp, which can be read via smartphone as a digital security certificate. Whether you want to realize small or large orders, with ValiGate® you remain highly flexible in protecting your products against counterfeiting attempts.
What is the fastest and most reliable way to protect your tax stamps against misuse? Choose the direct route with digital seals from LEONHARD KURZ. Based on our many years of experience in document security, we have further developed VDS technology and can now also protect tax stamps with asymmetric cryptography.
Similar to the classic Visible Digital Seal, we use public key cryptography to give your security label a unique identity. To do this, we use your specific product data and a security key to generate a digital fingerprint in the form of a unique QR code that you can apply to the tax stamp to securely verify your alcohol or cigarette product. This gives you clear, tamper-proof evidence that this product is an original.
Security punches of our wet-glue or adhesive labels ensure first-opening protection of products to safeguard them against reuse and manipulation. Powerful security features such as multi-colored UV fluorescent inks or guilloche security printing make it difficult to copy or imitate labels. Serialization identifies the customs-cleared units of goods. We implement mobile authentication and complex track & trace features using our security software.
To check the feature, you need UV light. Under this light, for example, the UV fluorescent ink appears multi-colored. Counterfeiting is thus made more difficult by the concealed visual features.
The guilloche is a pattern of thin, wavy decorative strips and graphic patterns. This special printing technique cannot be reproduced with a commercially available copier because the fine details would appear blurry and could therefore be easily spotted with the naked eye.
Wet-glue tax stamps are made of special paper with security features such as watermarks or holograms. The adhesive is either applied before application or activated by moisture. They are often water-soluble, making removal easier and supporting the recycling of packaging, especially glass bottles.
Self-adhesive tax stamps have a pre-applied adhesive layer and are removed from a silicone paper backing before application. They are resistant to moisture and environmental factors and often include additional security features like holograms or UV ink to prevent tampering and counterfeiting.
A unique number is printed in each tax stamp during production.
You will find more information on implementing and using our modular solutions in our brochure.
