Identification method:

1. Look at the transparent paper on the cigarette box

There is transparent paper in every pack of cigarettes. The transparent paper of real Chinese cigarettes feels smooth. The glossiness and flexibility are relatively high. When we rub the transparent paper with our fingers a few times, there will be a clear film sound, but it will not break. Fake Chinese cigarettes feel very rough, and the transparency and gloss are very poor. We can easily crack the transparent paper with our fingers a few times.

2. Shake the cigarette box

Real Chinese cigarettes are packed by machine. There will be some gaps between the cigarettes. When we gently shake the cigarette box, we will feel that the cigarettes are moving. The inside of the cigarette case was shaking. Fake Chinese cigarettes are packaged manually, and there are no gaps between the cigarettes. You will not feel the cigarettes shaking when you move the cigarette box.

3. Look at the anti-counterfeiting mark

There is anti-counterfeiting printing on the base of the Chinese watch on the back of the genuine Zhonghua cigarette. We can clearly see the yellow letters of "YC". There is no such technology in the printing of fake China Tobacco cigarette boxes. The letters "YC" are not obvious or incomplete.

4. Look at the shredded tobacco

The shredded tobacco of real Chinese cigarettes has been expanded. The shredded tobacco contains less tobacco stems. The color of the shredded tobacco is bright yellow and the luster is oily. . The shredded tobacco of fake Chinese cigarettes has not been expanded. There are many stems in the shredded tobacco and the combustion is very poor, and the color is very dim and far different from real cigarettes.

Cigarette label patterns:

The major changes in "Chinese" cigarette labels can be divided into three stages:

First, in the 1970s In the late 1980s and early 1980s, the gold-stamped trademark on the "Zhonghua" cigarette label was changed to a hot stamping trademark. This change of cigarette label undoubtedly took advantage of the hot stamping effect of the pattern, giving the entire cigarette label a new look and suddenly improving the brand image of "Zhonghua" .

Second, in 1994, the hot stamping printing was changed to the more advanced gravure printing, and the material of the cigarette labels was also changed from white cardboard to mounted aluminum paper. The original hot stamping and printing process was complex and manual, with low printing efficiency and unstable quality. It obviously did not meet the needs of the increasing output. After switching to gravure printing, the efficiency was greatly improved and the printing quality was also continuously improved. Therefore, at the time, the impact of this change was unprecedented. The above two changes in cigarette labels also reflect the development process of the tobacco printing industry.

Thirdly, in 1998, the cigarette factory gradually developed a variety of fancy cigarettes on the basis of the monotonous original varieties of fancy cigarettes, including some "Chinese" gift boxes, various drawer-type packaging, etc. for nearly 10 years. This variety gives consumers more choices and promotes the further development of the "Zhonghua" brand cigarette market.

The current ex-factory price of hard China is 187.2 yuan/item, the wholesale price is 370 yuan/item, and the retail price is 450 yuan/item (the price difference is 262.8 yuan/item). The ex-factory price of soft China is 241.02 yuan/item, wholesale The price is 530 yuan/item, and the retail price is 700 yuan/item (the price difference is 458.98 yuan/item).

Reference for the above content: China Cigarette Network: The latest method to identify the authenticity of China cigarettes in 2020 The authenticity of China cigarettes