Manufacturers of tobacco products were required to introduce traceability systems across the EU in 2019. From May, fine-cut and cigarette packaging must be marked with a code. This code can be scanned at any point in the supply chain, starting with production, through trade and ending at the final point of sale.

With the so-called Track&Trace, the legislator is pursuing the goal of combating the illegal cigarette trade throughout the EU.

From 2024, this Tobacco Products Directive + Implementing Regulation (TPD2 for short) will also be binding for cigars, cigarillos and pipe tobacco manufacturers.