Measures to Control the Tobacco Supply Chain

A review of fiscal markings, track-and-trace mechanisms, and licensing systems in the ASEAN region, this paper examines the implementation of key measures to control the supply chain and help in eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region (Brunei, Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) specically, (1) scal markings/excise tax stamps (2) tracking and, tracing technologies, and (3) licensing systems.