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Key Inputs, Ingredients, or Components for Cigarette Manufacturing

Key Inputs, Ingredients, or Components for Cigarette Manufacturing. Countering Contraband: the 2 nd Bi-National Conference on Illicit Tobacco Trade February 2-3, 2011 Toronto John W. Colledge III Consultant Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Retired) U.S. Customs Service

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Key Inputs, Ingredients, or Components for Cigarette Manufacturing

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  1. Key Inputs, Ingredients, or Components for Cigarette Manufacturing Countering Contraband: the 2nd Bi-National Conference on Illicit Tobacco Trade February 2-3, 2011 Toronto John W. Colledge III Consultant Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Retired) U.S. Customs Service Department of Homeland Security

  2. Framework Convention for Tobacco ControlProtocol To Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products • Supply Chain Controls: • Due Diligence. • Licensing. • Record keeping. • Tracking and tracing. • Illegal Manufacturing: • Key Inputs • Manufacturing Equipment • Counterfeiting. • Organized Crime. • Corruption. • Terrorism. • Proceeds of Crimes. • International Cooperation.

  3. Illegal Manufacturing • Unlicensed manufacturing. • Overproduction by licensed manufacturers. • Products bearing counterfeit trademarks.

  4. WTO - Uruguay Round Agreement: TRIPS ...14. For the purposes of this Agreement:   (a)    “counterfeit trademark goods” shall mean any goods, including packaging, bearing without authorization a trademark which is identical to the trademark validly registered in respect of such goods, or which cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from such a trademark, and which thereby infringes the rights of the owner of the trademark in question under the law of the country of importation;…

  5. Sources of Illegally Manufactured Tobacco Products • China. • Canada. • United States. • Paraguay. • Brazil. • Ukraine. • Russia. • South Africa. • Zimbabwe. • United Kingdom

  6. Key Inputs or Ingredientsand Manufacturing Machinery • Tobacco. • Cigarette Paper (in all forms, including tubes). • Acetate Filter Tow. • Tobacco Manufacturing Machinery.

  7. Cigarette Paper Photos Not to Scale

  8. Acetate Filter Tow Photos Not to Scale

  9. Source of data: Statistics CanadaReport Date: 12-Jan-2011 Canadian Imports HS 481320 – CIGARETTE PAPER - IN ROLLS (WIDTH <5 CM) • United States • France • Germany • Austria • Brazil • Czech Republic • Italy • Mexico • Indonesia • Spain HS 391211 - CELLULOSE ACETATES, NON-PLASTICIZED - IN PRIMARY FORMS • China • Germany • Italy • Re-Imports (Canada) • United Kingdom • Japan • Thailand

  10. Source of data: Statistics CanadaReport Date: 12-Jan-2011 Canadian Imports HS 847810 - MACHINERY FOR PREPARING OR MAKING UP TOBACCO (INCL CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINES) • Germany • Czech Republic • France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles) • Hungary • United States • Italy • China • United Arab Emirates • Bulgaria • Indonesia

  11. US Imports United States International Trade Commission http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff_current.asp HTS 48132000 CIGARETTE PAPER - IN ROLLS (WIDTH <5 CM) : • Austria • Czech Republic • France • Brazil • Finland • Germany • Canada • Indonesia • China • Dominican Republic HTS 39121100 Cellulose acetates… nonplasticized • Italy • United Kingdom • Germany • Netherlands • Japan • Mexico • Canada • Australia • Belgium • Indonesia

  12. United States International Trade Commission http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff_current.asp US Imports HTS8 84781000, Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco • Germany • Netherlands • United Kingdom • China • Poland • Brazil • Canada • Bulgaria • Indonesia • Hungary

  13. Major Suppliers Cigarette Paper: • Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. • Astra Tobacco Corporation. • Delfortgroup AG. • Julius Glatz GMBH. • Liptec GMBH. Acetate Filter Tow: • Celanese Corporation. • Eastman Chemical Company. • Rhodia SA.

  14. Feasibility of Controls • Tobacco is controlled. • U.S. taxes cigarette paper and registers sellers. • Imports of processed tobacco, paper, acetate filter tow and manufacturing equipment are monitored in Canada, the U.S. and most countries by their Harmonized Schedules. • Limited number of major manufacturers.

  15. Knowledge

  16. John W. Colledge III jwcolledgeiii@johnwcolledge.com +1.775.224.0133 www.johnwcolledge.com

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