Alcoholic products sold in the Russian Federation must undergo mandatory labeling. This helps to control the turnover and quality of alcoholic beverages. The type of brand depends on the place of production of alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic drinks produced in Russia are marked with special federal marks; its presence means the acceptance of the product during the certification of Rosalkogolregulirovanie.
What is a tax stamp?
The following information is applied to the excise stamp:
- type and name of the goods;
- the content of ethyl alcohol in the product;
- its volume;
- information about the manufacturer, including addresses;
- country of the manufacturer;
- confirmation of the quality of the goods.
The presence of an excise stamp for alcohol indicates not only the quality of the purchased cognac or vodka, but also the legality of the trademark. But there are still a lot of counterfeit products with fake excise stamps on the market. If the regulatory authorities find such goods, stores are subject to large fines, alcohol is confiscated and destroyed.
Verification methods
There are several ways to check excise taxes:
- 1. Using a mobile application. To check excise stamps in this way, you need to download the Anti-counterfeitinfo application to your smartphone; it is designed for the Android operating system and developed by specialists from Rosalkogolregulirovanie. To check the stamp, you need to scan the barcode of the excise stamp or the QR code on the check using your phone's camera. After that, detailed information about the manufacturer will be displayed on the screen. Also, using the application, you can find the nearest licensed stores and notify law enforcement agencies about the discovery of counterfeit goods.
- 2. On the site http://fsrar.ru/. This method is only available to organizations that sell alcoholic beverages. On the website of Rosalkogolregulirovanie in the section of electronic services, you can check the excise taxes on the information base of this organization. To gain access to the service, you need to confirm the license.
- 3. On the manufacturer's website. Some companies develop their own services for decoding excise stamps. To check, you need to go to the official website of the manufacturer and enter the number of the excise label using a special scanner in the store.
- a useful and functional program created for Android devices. This creation helps users determine if an alcoholic product is genuine. The developers made this application so that all consumers, if desired, could check excise stamps. All this is done using a QR code. This project is extremely relevant and extremely useful, moreover, it is distributed free of charge.
All excise stamps, QR codes are carriers of information about the name of the drink, who is the manufacturer, etc. Using the program is extremely easy. You just open the scanner and point it at the QR code of the check or excise stamp. Then get the information and decide for yourself whether this is the product you need, whether it matches what is written on the receipt, price tag, etc. Processing is fast, which is an indisputable plus of the program. Scanning takes place almost instantly, so you will not spend extra time waiting.
The answer will appear on the screen quickly. By the way, you can use the program on tablet computers, smartphones with the version of the Android system - 4.0 or later.
The developers emphasize that the application "" does not need to receive additional data, does not ask for access to geolocation, etc. Be sure to tell your friends, comrades, colleagues about the application so that everyone can protect themselves from acquiring fakes. Paid content is present, but, fortunately, there are no advertising banners.
No ads will bother you, for which you should thank the developers. More than 500 thousand downloads have already been made, and the popularity of the project is constantly growing. Not surprising, because it is relevant. Nobody wants to buy poor quality products, so download "" for Android devices.
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Only through EGAIS
In April of this year, the EGAIS system was introduced in Russia. Which, according to the developers, was to completely eliminate the possibility of hitting the shelves of all stores of "burnt" alcohol. As practice has shown, EGAIS really works. Each excise stamp is unique and it is in the database. The fact that it is impossible to sell alcohol with fake excise stamps if there is an Internet connection. If there is no connection, then it is better to buy alcohol in another store or wait until the information from the checkout goes to the Unified State Automated Information System.
“By reading the QR code with a phone, it will be possible to confirm the legality of alcohol. Check product parameters, time, address, store name. Although, the seller knows that the buyer has such a document in his hands and he will be able to check the legality of each bottle. Thus, the probability of fraud when selling through EGAIS with scanning an excise stamp and printing a receipt with a QR code is negligible. In addition, when selling alcohol through the Unified State Automated Information System, it is debited from the balance at the store. Obviously, if the store bought 100 bottles and sold 120, then something is wrong and there will be a check. This again protects the buyer from counterfeit goods,” the expert commented.
The conclusion suggests itself - alcohol should be bought only in well-known brands, where the goods go through the checkout. And no sales of whiskey, tequila, cognac on the Internet! These drinks, if they are real, a priori cannot be cheap.
Which smartphone application helps to identify a fake?
To check any bottle must be installed on the phone free application "AntiCounterfeit Alco". The program is available in the App Store, Google Play and Windows Phone. From the "genius" design and the excessive amount of data that is required to enter for registration, it immediately becomes clear that the application was developed by the state. But nevertheless it works.
Where is methyl and where is ethyl?
Ethyl alcohol, also known as drinking, food or medical, also known as ethanol, which is also a substance with the chemical formula C2H5OH, underlies all alcoholic beverages - but not surrogates. Surrogate booze is created on the basis of methyl alcohol or methanol. It is a pure poison for the body, so being able to distinguish it at home from relatively safe ethanol can be vital.
One way is as follows: the liquid in doubt should be poured into a metal container and put on fire. Next, we measure the temperature of alcohol at the moment of boiling - ethanol boils at 78 ° C, technical methanol already at 64 ° C.
Another option. A black-hot copper wire should be lowered into cold medical alcohol - if during the reaction of the interaction of copper oxide with aldehyde there is a smell of vinegar, then it is ethyl alcohol, if the liquid emits an unpleasant, pungent odor, it is methyl alcohol.
You can also check alcohol "for honesty" in this way. You need to add a little baking soda to a small amount of alcohol, mix it well and see if a precipitate forms in the liquid. An insoluble yellow precipitate forms during the reaction of iodine with ethanol, while methanol remains pure and transparent.
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Purpose of certified marks
To protect citizens from counterfeit products, special stickers are made. They have several degrees of protection:
- high quality paper;
- decals;
- barcode checked online;
- reflective sticker that shimmers in the light.
The use of expensive equipment in the manufacture of high-quality stickers makes it possible to achieve the main goal - the inefficiency of forging excise taxes. It is unprofitable for underground manufacturers to produce original signs - they will have to fork out for this. Therefore, on the shelves of stores there are alcoholic products certified in accordance with established standards.
People attach little importance to the external signs of clandestine production, consuming poisonous mixtures. But for the safety of the health of loved ones and guests, you need to know how to check the excise stamp for alcohol. There are two ways to determine the quality of alcoholic products:
- visual;
- by number: scanner or on the Internet.
How to visually distinguish the original from the fake?
You can check the authenticity of alcohol by excise stamp by familiarizing yourself with the main features of the original sticker:
- the edges of the label are even, the pattern is streak-free;
- on the reverse side there is a luminescent inscription "Alcoholic products";
- with a magnifying glass you can see the words “brand” and “FSM”, the colors of the inscriptions are shown inversely;
- there is a holographic sticker on the excise tax;
- there are two blue squares glowing under the fluorescent lamp.
The question of how to check the excise stamp for alcohol is treated without due attention. People believe that counterfeit is cleaner than the original drink in terms of composition. However, official statistics cite cases of severe poisoning when people die during holiday feasts. Unknown substances in the base cause liver damage, loss of visual acuity, hearing.
Additional verification methods
You can check the excise stamp for alcohol by number right in the store by typing the number into your smartphone browser. For such purposes, the official website - service.fsrar.ru is intended. There are applications for the Android system that offer to scan a barcode using a camera. 
How to check the excise stamp for alcohol, the employee of the relevant department in the supermarket will tell you. It can scan the barcode of the label and display the information on the display of the device. But this method does not always become a reliable sign of the quality of alcohol. It is required to take into account all the degrees of protection listed in the article.
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An excise stamp (also called an excise parcel) is a fiscal stamp, which is the main carrier of the necessary information to control the volume of turnover of alcoholic and alcohol-containing products, which is helped by the Unified State Automated Information System (EGAIS).
In addition, the excise stamp is an important source of information for the end consumer, confirming the quality of the product and compliance with state standards.
The implementation of an alcohol check on an excise stamp is available on the EGAIS information service - Checking Stamps. Organizations licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic products, as well as authorized bodies, can check alcohol in this way.
To check alcohol by excise stamp online EGAIS, you will need to go to the official website of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market (Rosalkogolregulirovanie) - the executive body involved in the development and implementation of state policy in the production and circulation of alcoholic and alcohol-containing products.
After that, select the “Barcode check” tab, enter the code from the presented picture and scan the excise stamp, after placing the cursor in the column number 1. To scan, you will need a scanner connected to the computer on which the verification procedure is being carried out.
After that, the scanned barcode will be sent for verification online, and a new line will be added to the list of verifications, which will contain the details of the excise stamp, the date and time of submitting your application for verification.
After the verification, a protocol will appear, to view and print it, click on "Print". As a result, you will be able to get acquainted with the information of the EGAIS request protocol, which will indicate the type of excise stamp, product type code, details of the organization that received this stamp.
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How to check the documented quality of alcohol
Every citizen should know that licensing is carried out not only in relation to producers of alcoholic beverages, but also to organizations that store and sell it. To date, the procedure for obtaining a license in the Russian Federation is very difficult, and serious liability, including criminal liability, is provided for violations of the law. Therefore, the presence of a license from an organization where alcohol is purchased almost completely guarantees the quality of products.
Not only regulatory authorities, but also an ordinary consumer can check the availability of a license. If you ask the representatives of the store where you are going to buy alcohol to show you a document, they do not have the right to refuse you. In many large retail outlets, a copy of the license is on the information stand. After reviewing the document, you can find out the terms of its validity and the TIN of the organization, by which you can later verify the authenticity in the database of the Register of Licenses.
The data is regularly updated, so you can not be afraid that information about a particular organization will be outdated. In the Register of Licensing of Alcoholic Products, you can check the license for alcohol by the TIN of the enterprise, find out the terms of its validity, and also determine whether the organization currently has the right to produce, store and sell alcoholic beverages. You can also check the alcohol license details on the PAP website.
What is EGAIS?
Today in Russia there is a special system that allows you to track the path of alcoholic and alcohol-containing products from the manufacturer to the end consumer. This system was developed in order to combat the illegal circulation of alcohol and prevent low-quality products from reaching the consumer. This system is called EGAIS - a unified state automated information system. In 2016, the system entered into force throughout the Russian Federation, and no organization has the right to produce and sell any alcohol-containing and alcoholic products if it is not registered with the Unified State Automated Information System.
Scheme of work of EGAIS This system is imperfect, despite the fact that it has been developed since the early 2000s by various government research centers. It is criticized, there are problems with the sale of alcohol, for example, in public catering establishments. But, despite this, the end consumer today can be sure of the quality of the purchased products if he buys it in a licensed store.
How to check alcohol by excise stamp and barcode online
The excise stamp is a confirmation of the quality of alcohol. It is quite difficult to fake it, since it has several degrees of protection. Before buying, carefully study the excise stamp. It must contain a hologram, information about the manufacturer and date of production, a barcode and a number applied by inkjet printing. You can also check the excise right in the store, unless, of course, you buy alcohol in a serious trade organization. For this, there are special scanners that read the barcode from the brand.
You can check the quality of alcohol by excise stamp online through the EGAIS system, but this procedure is provided only for organizations. To check, you will need to register on the RAP website, and then enter your personal account.
You can check alcohol by excise stamp online on your own and for free. To do this, you need to go to the website of Rosalkogolregulirovanie (RAP). A special service has been developed where you can check the authenticity of the brand. By entering the necessary data from the excise, you will receive information that must match the information indicated on the stamp. Some manufacturers have developed their own verification programs available on their official websites. They can also be used. On the PAP website, you can check alcohol online not only by the excise stamp, but also by the barcode.
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How to distinguish a fake yourself
1. Mindfulness
Remember the children's game "Spot the Differences". Picking up a bottle with an alcoholic drink in a supermarket is just the time to remember your powers of observation and see if all the degrees of protection are on the sticker that holds the container and the lid together.
Forgery of any means of protection is costly, which is why excise forms often pay attention to the simplest points, while complex levels are ignored. 4 things to pay attention to:
- Brand number applied by inkjet printing;
- Barcode;
- Foil holographic image;
- Data about the manufacturing plant, security level, release date.
2. Scan
If you buy alcohol not in a stall, but in a market that respects its reputation, there must be a special scanner here. He may be waiting for you at the reception desk. It is enough to scan the excise stamp for the electronics to check all levels of compliance. Although according to experts, even with such a check, you will not be given 100% guarantees.
3. Measure seven times
Each excise sticker has its own size. For alcoholic beverages, it is set in two versions: 90×26 and 62×21. If the dimensions do not correspond to those indicated, have uneven or wrinkled edges, you should be wary.
Another nuance is that on a large stamp, the upper part is separated from the larger lower golden thread. It is not erased, does not smear, if necessary, it can be pulled out of the paper.
4. Little tricks
Surrogate alcohol should have a low cost, so it is not in the interests of bootleggers to spend money on fake protection. In order to make it easier for the consumer to bring counterfeit goods to clean water, small fragments that are imperceptible at first glance were invented on protective parcels (stamps).
Knowing about them, it is not difficult to determine the original. These inconspicuous signs of originality include:
- On the top of the text, the word "brand" is written in a negative stripe, and "FMS" in a positive one;
- The diamonds of the hologram contain a pattern with the RF logo woven into it in the central part;
- The strip with the inscription "Federal Special Stamp" gradually changing colors, passes from a negative print to a positive one;
- The excise paper itself is made in the form of self-adhesive and does not have luminescence;
- Fibers are scattered over the entire surface, they may be non-luminescent red or luminescent yellow-red.
Video instruction
Video instruction on how to distinguish a fake excise stamp from a real one
Checking over the Internet
There are several ways to check liquor protection online.
Last chance
There is another 100% verification option, but relatives or police authorities will rather use it in case of death or alcohol poisoning. This is a forensic examination conducted by the "Center for Forensic Expertise".
Here, the liquid will be decomposed into its components and molecules and it will be found out whether it corresponds to the high name of the ethyl-containing potion or is a fake. Excise duty will also be studied here. They will probably even determine on what equipment it was printed. Only these measures will already be a reaction to the event that we are planning to prevent.
Conclusion
Knowing about the levels of protection for alcoholic beverages and how to check their originality, of course, gives you additional guarantees when buying, but it does not at all insure against costly artful counterfeiting. After all, the stereotype that a surrogate is made only in the form of burnt vodka has long outlived its usefulness, and in our realities, elite, expensive alcohol is of greater interest.
Now you are armed with the necessary knowledge and you have less chance of running into a fake. But still, I highly recommend reading the article on methyl alcohol poisoning. This is a very terrible poison, the adoption of which in most cases leads to blindness and even to of death. With methyl poisoning, the clock counts, and in order to take the necessary measures, it is extremely important to have the necessary information.
This is where I end. I would like to advise you to buy alcohol only in specialized stores and still pay attention to the excise tax, because it is printed for us! Subscribe to my blog updates, share interesting facts on social networks, and get fresh and reliable first-hand information!
See you soon, Pavel Dorofeev.
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Alcoholic products, along with such consumer goods as tobacco and gasoline, are subject to excise duty - a special type of tax. With the help of excise, the state can regulate prices, sales volumes and product quality, which is especially important in relation to alcohol.
In the light of recent events related to mass poisoning of the population, quality control of alcoholic products is an important direction of the country's policy. What consumer protection mechanisms are currently in place, from what date are sellers checked, and what rules for the sale of alcoholic products are mandatory for the alcohol-containing products market?
Excise value
According to the Tax Code, namely Chapter 22 "Excises", alcohol is recognized as an excisable product, which significantly affects pricing in this area.
Since this type of tax is included in the final cost of the products sold, changes in the cost of the excise tax are felt primarily by the end consumer.
Ethyl alcohol, according to a special list, belongs to excisable goods, which obliges to include excise duty in the price of the following products:
- alcohols (anhydrous ethyl, food, non-food, denatured);
- distillates (whisky, calvados, fruit, wine, grape, cognac);
- guilt;
- liqueurs;
- cognacs;
- vodka;
- beer.
Every year the excise rate on alcohol increases, which is reflected in Article 193 of the Tax Code. So, for example, since 2107, the rates for alcoholic products (ruble per liter) are as follows:
| 523 | |
| Drinks containing ethyl alcohol<9% | |
|
Wines with a protected geographical indication |
5 |
| Wines, excluding beverages, with a protected geographical indication | |
|
Sparkling wines with a protected geographical indication |
14 |
| Sparkling wines, excluding drinks, with a protected geographical indication | |
| 21 | |
| Beer with alcohol content >8.6% | |
According to current legislation, any alcoholic product, except for beer and its derivatives, must contain an excise stamp on its packaging. Excise stamps can be obtained by organizations that have permits for the production or sale of alcohol-containing products. In addition, the organization must be able to report documentarily for a consignment of excisable goods.
In addition to the very fact of the designation of alcoholic products, as well as the fact that the goods comply with current quality and safety standards, excise stamp carries very important information about the product:
- manufacturer country;
- title;
- proportion of ethyl alcohol content;
- packing volume.
Legislation in 2019
In 2019, alcohol trade should be carried out by persons connected to the Unified State Automated Information System (EGAIS).
This system makes it possible to collect information on each unit of alcohol sold, ranging from its composition, strength and volume, to the country of origin, as well as the date and place of sale.
In the future, EGAIS should become a universal tool for detecting fakes and keeping records of all alcoholic products in the country. Connection to a single system complements and in no way cancels compulsory licensing. Both manufacturers and sellers of alcohol-containing products are subject to licensing.
License
The state organization exercising control over the circulation of alcoholic products, as well as performing the functions of a licensing authority, is the Federal Service for the Regulation of Alcoholic Goods.
A person producing or selling alcoholic products is obliged to apply with an application and the appropriate package of documents to the territorial office of the FSRAR for timely receipt.
In addition to submitting an application, manufacturers and sellers must pay a state fee, which, depending on the applicant, is equal to:
Retail
Changes in the retail trade in alcoholic products associated with the Unified State Automated Information System allowed the state to significantly increase budget revenues in just six months. Thanks to the forced legalization of some manufacturers and sellers, the volume of manufactured products increased by 30%. As for the increase in payments to the federal treasury, they amounted to about 120 billion rubles over six months, which is almost 20% more than in the previous year.
Changes in the alcohol retail trade dictate their requirements already at the stage of purchasing products from suppliers. In order for alcohol to appear on the counter. it is necessary to match the data on the products of both parties to the transaction. If, after verification, the unified system confirms the fact of delivery, then alcohol can be sold, otherwise, information about the discrepancy in information is reflected in the Unified State Automated Information System.
When selling alcohol to the end consumer, the seller is obliged to conduct a transaction through EGAIS. Only after reading the information about the product, the system allows the sale and issues a receipt to the buyer with a barcode confirming the quality of the product.
Bottling
Persons selling alcoholic products on tap are also required to join the unified system. In addition to this requirement, sellers must adhere to the following rules:
- only stationary premises should act as points of sale for draft alcoholic beverages, with the exception of temporary catering establishments;
- the point of sale should be located away from educational, medical and cultural institutions;
- the point of sale should not be located at gas stations, train stations, markets and other crowded places;
- people can buy alcohol not younger than 18 years old, from 10.00 to 22.00.
It should be noted that the sale of draft beer, cider, mead, etc. can be carried out by individual entrepreneurs without a license, which cannot be said about the sale of strong draft drinks.
How to distinguish a fake product
Despite the fact that excise stamps are made using various security technologies, bootleggers manage to successfully counterfeit them. At first glance, such brands do not differ from the real ones and do not raise any doubts. However, having examined the container more carefully, as well as having several recommendations at your disposal, you can easily distinguish counterfeit from quality products.
visual inspection
First of all, you should carefully examine the container of an alcoholic product - often this is enough to recognize a fake:
- If, when you touch the excise stamp, the paint on it is smeared, leaving marks on your hand, you should definitely be on your guard.
- Stamps are made at Goznak, so their appearance must be appropriate.
Scanner Check
In many large retail chains and specialty liquor stores, you can see so-called scanners - devices that read a barcode, displaying information about the product on the screen. Such a check can allow you to check the quality of the selected alcohol without going to the checkout.
Sizes of active brands
- Excise stamps have fixed sizes: 9cmx2.6cm and 6.2cmx2.1cm. If there are stamps of excellent sizes on the packaging of alcohol, then most likely the product does not meet the declared quality.
- In addition, it is worth paying attention to how firmly the brand is held, and also, whether there are uneven and crumpled edges on it.
Receipt and barcode
When buying alcohol in a store connected to EGAIS, the buyer is provided with a special receipt with a QR code. By scanning the code or clicking on the link below it, you can get to the website of the Federal Tax Service, which will contain detailed information about the product, its seller and manufacturer.
Among other things, the stamp must have the following features:
- luminescent inscription "alcoholic products";
- microtext negative/positive "mark/FSM";
- a diamond-shaped hologram with the inscription "RF" inside;
- fibers, such as those used for banknotes.
Sample
In order to easily distinguish a fake excise stamp from a real one, you need to carefully consider a obviously high-quality bottle of alcohol and pay attention to the signs indicated above. Since a good counterfeit will require significant costs, it is unlikely that all the security features will be present on such an excise stamp. For clarity, it makes sense to put real and fake products side by side.
Alcohol check by excise stamp online
The Federal Service for the Regulation of Alcoholic Goods launched the Internet service "Checking Stamps", which allows you to compare whether the information in the Unified State Automated Information System corresponds to the information that is available in fact by the number from the excise stamp. In addition, some manufacturers of alcoholic beverages offer connoisseurs of their brands to check the quality of purchased drinks using their unique services.
Video: Excise stamp check
The sale of alcoholic and tobacco products of the Russian Federation is possible only if the product has a special marking. In the article, we will analyze how to check the excise stamp for alcohol and tobacco products and establish the authenticity of the purchased goods.
Excise and special stamps for excisable goods
In order to control the circulation of excisable goods, the Russian Federation provides for mandatory labeling of alcoholic and tobacco products.
Both excisable goods produced in the territory of the Russian Federation and products imported into the territory of Russia in accordance with the customs import procedure are subject to mandatory labeling.
The procedure for labeling alcohol and tobacco products is described in the table below:
| Marking order | Alcoholic products | tobacco products | ||
| Origin of excisable goods | The goods are made in the Russian Federation | The goods are made in the Russian Federation | Product imported from abroad | |
| Type of marking | excise stamps | Federal Special Stamps (FSM) | excise stamps | |
| Authority issuing excise stamps/FSM | Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (FSRAR) | Fiscal Tax Service (FTS) | Federal Customs Service (FCS) | |
| Cost of excise stamps/FSM | 1.850 rubles / 1000 pcs. | 1.700 rubles / 1000 pcs. | 150 rubles / 1000 pcs. | 150 rubles / 1000 pcs. |
The sale of alcohol and tobacco products without excise stamps is prohibited in Russia. At the same time, many dishonest businessmen, in order to make a quick profit, sell counterfeit excisable goods with fake excise stamps. The purchase and use of such products may result in irreversible consequences for the buyer. In connection with the increasing incidence of the sale of counterfeit excisable products at the state level, additional control measures have been introduced to allow the consumer to verify the authenticity of the labeling of alcohol and cigarettes.
Control of labeling of alcoholic products
The excise stamp for alcoholic products must contain:
- name (Russian Federation, excise stamp);
- characteristics of the goods in accordance with the Classifier (Strong spirits up to 0.5 l);
- hologram;
- digital product code.
The digital code of alcoholic products indicated on the excise stamp is deciphered in the following order:
- the first 6 characters (1-6) are the same for all types of alcoholic products;
- characters from 7 to 19 determine the code according to which you can make a request to the Unified State Automated Information System;
- characters 20 - 31 define a series of alcoholic products;
- characters after 31 are unique for each bottle.
If the actual characteristics of the goods do not correspond to the decoding by the code of the excise stamp, this is an indisputable evidence that you have a counterfeit.
For the purpose of additional control over the circulation of alcoholic products, FSRAR provides consumers with the opportunity to check the excise and federal special stamps online. In order to verify the authenticity of the purchased goods, the buyer just needs to enter the full number of the excise stamp or FSM on the official website of the FSRAR (http://fsrar.ru/checkmark). After entering the brand number, the buyer must click the "Submit" button. Based on the request, FSRAR compares the brand number entered by the buyer with the EGAIS database, and then provides the information to the buyer in the form of text on the screen. If the entered brand number is not in the database, the interface of the electronic resource will inform the consumer that the brand is invalid.
Checking excise stamps on cigarettes and tobacco
Unlike alcoholic products, the buyer of cigarettes, tobacco, and other tobacco products cannot use Internet resources to verify the authenticity of the labeling of excisable goods.
At the same time, organizations engaged in the wholesale and retail sale of tobacco products can check the product labeling visually, as well as by requesting information from the Unified State Automated Information System.
A series of excise stamps, consisting of letters and numbers, is placed to the right of the frame with the coat of arms of the Russian Federation and a hologram. You can visually decipher the series of excise stamps for tobacco products as follows:
- A series of stamps used for goods originating and imported from the territories of foreign states that are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the EAEU, begins with the letter "C". To the left of the frame, the inscription "CIS" is vertically applied.
- A series of stamps used for goods originating and imported from the territories of foreign states that are not members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the EAEU, begins with the letter "I". To the left of the frame, the inscription "IMPORT" is vertically applied.
- The type of tobacco products on the excise stamp is written in Russian, in accordance with the nomenclature:
- filter cigarettes
- unfiltered cigarettes, cigarettes;
- cigars;
- cigarillos
- pipe tobacco;
- smoking tobacco.
The frame with the coat of arms of the Russian Federation indicates the number of cigarettes in a package (or the weight of tobacco). The letters to the left of the coat of arms are the abbreviation of the stamp manufacturer (“MGT” means that the stamp was made at the Moscow printing house of the state sign).
