Blockchain-Based Excise Stamp Replacement System

The Task

Using QR codes as a replacement for excise stamps would allow decentralized and transparent control of the consumption goods logistics, delivery, and selling from the supermarkets and shops. This would eliminate the possibility for fraud and selling counterfeit wares, as well as increase the tax revenues.

The Solution

We have designed and developed a blockchain-based system that uses QR codes instead of excise stamps. Any manufacturer of excise goods can order the required amount of QR codes from the governmental authority. Each unit of the goods is then marked with the QR code, like a pack of cigarettes as shown in our example: