Excise stamp - wikipedia Excise stamp This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2014 ) 1871 Beer excise stamp An excise stamp is a type of revenue stamp affixed to some exciseable goods to indicate that the required excise tax has been paid by the manufacturer. They are securities printed by the finance ministry of the relevant country. Contents 1 Security measures 2 Usage 3 In the United Kingdom 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References Security measures Excise stamps are often as detailed in their design as banknotes - usually made from the same type of paper and containing holograms and other anti-counterfeit devices. The reason for such measures is that excise duty is extremely expensive, in most EU countries accounting for around half the market price of the product. Usage Excise stamps are most commonly found on tobacco and alcohol products, which reach the consumer in neatly packaged units ( namely packets and bottles ) to which the adhesive stamp is easily affixed. Since counterfeit alcohol and cigarettes are extremely common in many countries, the presence of a genuine excise stamp also goes some way towards guaranteeing the genuineness of the product, as only certified producers may legally buy excise stamps. ( However, illegally obtained or counterfeit stamps are common in some countries. ) Manufacturers will buy a certain quantity of excise stamps from the government at their excise value which they are then obliged to affix to every packet of cigarettes or bottle of spirits produced. The excise stamps are ideally affixed with strong glue over the cap of a bottle or across the lid of a box of cigarettes ( and underneath the plastic / foil wrapper on the bottleneck or the cellophane of the cigarette - box ) in such a way that they are destroyed when the product is opened. This is so that they can not be reused, since this would constitute contraband. In countries where excise stamps are required, all cigarettes and alcohol produced legally will bear a stamp. Some countries have separate stamps for domestically - produced and imported excisable goods ; others require separate stamps for products destined for duty - free sale, which are still subject to excise but not VAT ; some countries do not require stamps for wines, while others do. In the united kingdom In the UK, excise stamps have been in use for spirits since 2006. While these are usually printed on the back label of the bottle by the manufacturer rather than being a special security bought from the government, they still have to adhere to strict specifications, such as containing UV - visible inks. UK law does not require such physical stamps for cigarettes, either - instead, the words `` UK Duty Paid '' are printed in bold on all packs as part of the manufacturing process, while other forms of control are implemented by HM Revenue & Customs to verify that this is indeed the case. Meanwhile, foreign - bought cigarette packets bearing revenue stamps can be widely seen across the UK, mainly due to the comparatively high price of British cigarettes, leading people to ( often illegally ) import them from abroad. Gallery Russian excise stamps ( 2000s ) Cigarettes ( domestic ) Cigarettes ( import ) Spirits Wines See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alcohol tax stamps and Tobacco tax stamps. Excise stamps of Russia Excise stamps of Ukraine Tobacco and alcohol revenue stamps References Jump up ^ Unlike petrol, for example, which, despite being subject to excise, has no packaging to which a stamp may be affixed, nor is it exposed to the same dangers of counterfeiting as are alcohol and tobacco. Jump up ^ UK Duty Stamps Scheme, June 2006, retrieved Feb 2009. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Excise_stamp&oldid=802430254 '' Categories : Philatelic terminology Revenue stamps Excises Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2014 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Български Deutsch Nederlands Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 26 September 2017, at 03 : 27. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: excise duty stamps of central govt. are printed in
Answer: UK Duty Paid