1. Distinguish from the outer packaging of cigarettes

1. Transparent paper packaging: The transparent paper packaging of real cigarette boxes and small boxes is neat and shiny, while the transparent paper packaging of fake cigarettes is neat and shiny. Transparent paper has no gloss. The position and direction of the pull cord should be consistent. There is a 5mm unbonded part of the pull cord left on one end of the small box transparent paper cord for use as a handle, and the pull cord head is in the shape of a horseshoe. Although the thread puller of the fake cigarette has a horseshoe cut, the cut is not neat. In addition, some small boxes of cigarettes have black ink coding numbers sprayed on the bottom of the transparent paper. Only one printing code on each box of cigarettes is not repeated. For example, Laobado (yellow hard box) and Sun Island (red hard box) from Harbin Cigarette Factory.

2. Packaging of the strip box: The strip box should be square in shape and firmly adhered. Machine-packed cartons are generally made of three-point adhesive (GDXl, GDX2), but no matter which form they are, the locations of the adhesive points should be uniform. In addition, the carton plugs of the BE packaging machines and GDX1 packaging machines of Harbin Cigarette Factory are printed with steel numbers indicating the year, month and machine. If the cigarettes do not match the above characteristics, they can generally be judged as fake cigarettes.

3. Packaging of small boxes: The small boxes of real cigarettes should have good sealing and square appearance. Its packaging trademark printing requirements are strict, and the color of each batch of trademark paper is consistent, the printing is clear, and the trademark is complete. There are strict regulations on the materials used, and they are also marked with the printing manufacturer, specifications, which model of machine is used, etc. The form of the small box packaging should be the same as the design. The overlap of the small box trademark paper of the 6000 type packaging and BE packaging machine is on the front of the main pattern, and the overlap of the small box trademark paper of the GDXl packaging machine is on the side of the main pattern. There are glue spots between the aluminum paper and the trademark paper of the cigarettes produced by the GDX2 hard box packaging machine. For example: Laobado (yellow hard box), Harbin (yellow hard box), Sun Island (red hard box) from Harbin Cigarette Factory, etc. At the same time, the "HY" characters on the seals of soft pack cigarette packets from Harbin Cigarette Factory are printed with anti-counterfeiting ink. The identification method is to heat the "HY" pattern part with a lighter and then the "HY" pattern gradually disappears. At room temperature, the "HY" pattern gradually disappears. "The pattern is restored to its original state. If it does not match the above characteristics, it can generally be judged as a fake cigarette.

4. Aluminum foil packaging: The specifications of aluminum foil paper should be consistent with the model used for packaging. For example: the specifications of aluminum paper for soft packaging boxes are 150×114mm (length × height), and the specifications of aluminum foil for hard boxes are 150×114mm (length×height). The paper specification is 155×114mm (length×height). The aluminum foil paper of some cigarettes is printed with the machine steel number, month, workshop, etc. The hard box cigarettes from Harbin Cigarette Factory have the words "TOPQUALITY" in English on the open lid. The font is special and difficult to imitate. At the same time, there is an aluminum paper fold line on the top of the hard box, which makes it easy for consumers to open it. The cuts of the aluminum paper are flush and stubble-free, which is not easy for counterfeit cigarettes.

2. From the cigarette Identification on the packaging

1. Cigarette rolling materials: should be consistent with the genuine ones (including cigarette paper, tipping paper, filter tips, etc.). Most of the cigarette paper and tipping paper of genuine cigarettes have anti-counterfeiting marks. For example: the English "HARBIN" scrolling words are printed on the cork paper used in Harbin Tobacco Factory's Red Ganoderma lucidum and Jiangfan cigarettes: Huangha and Red Sun Island filters are all acetate fiber filters. If this type of cigarette is found to be polypropylene, then For fake cigarettes.

2. Appearance of cigarettes: They should be machine-rolled. The production shift code, stamped font, pattern, and various numbers on the cigarettes should be complete and the shape should be consistent. If they are inconsistent, it is a fake cigarette. Genuine cigarettes are plump and evenly tightened; fake cigarettes are soft and hollow. The cutouts of genuine cigarettes are flush and round, and the surface is smooth. The joint is a straight line without clipping; and most fake cigarettes have too much moisture in the cut tobacco. The rolled cigarettes are too hard, with yellow spots on the surface and stubble on the incisions. Not round, the surface is rough, the edges are slanted and there are ends.

GJM above

Three flavors identification

There are many flavors of cigarettes, and the flavor identification method is only suitable for some cigarettes

After lighting some fake cigarettes The smoke is sparse, and even if you smoke hard, you won’t get as much smoke as real cigarettes. This method is suitable for identifying crudely made fake cigarettes. Some fake cigarettes also have a lot of smoke, but if you can’t smoke out, it can basically be determined to be a fake cigarette.

Identification based on pure taste:

Iron rule: Fake cigarettes can hurt the throat, and the symptoms are spitting, the mouth feels unclean, and the mouth tastes bitter

The last point From my experience in buying cigarettes, there are less local cigarettes and fake cigarettes, and more fake cigarettes from other places. Of course, there are more cigarettes from abroad. This is a common problem of local protectionism