Why does Russia need the Chestny ZNAK system? The circulation of illegal products in Russia is a serious problem: about 35% of manufacturing products are illegally circulated, 20% in the perfume market, and as high as 10% in the pharmaceutical market. In the first quarter of 2018, the share of the illegal cigarette market increased to 7.7% (4.6% in the same period of the previous year). Since the beginning of 2018, more than 6 million counterfeit products have been found in the Russian market. To address this issue, the Chestny ZNAK (Честный ЗНАК) — Russia’s mandatory national digital traceability system operated by CRPT — was launched, assigning each commodity a unique encrypted Data Matrix code to achieve full-process traceability from production to sales, effectively combating counterfeiting and smuggling, and protecting legitimate enterprises and consumers.

As a professional scanning solution provider, XTIOT offers XT8601B, XT8161 & XTS03 Series Industrial Scanners that are fully compatible with the Chestny ZNAK system, helping enterprises smoothly enter the Russian market and achieve compliance operations. First, how does the Chestny ZNAK system work? Its operation process is divided into five stages: Manufacturers or importers attach unique digital codes to products; the entire logistics chain from production to consumption is recorded; goods are scanned and put on shelves for sale; the code is scanned at the cash register when sold, and information is transmitted to the system; consumers can verify the legality of products through mobile applications. The system records the transfer of ownership at each link of the logistics chain.

- Full Compliance with Each Operation Stage: Seamlessly scan and decode Chestny ZNAK encrypted Data Matrix codes in all five stages of the system operation — from product labeling, logistics tracking, shelf entry, checkout scanning to consumer verification. Fully adapting to all mandatory product categories under Russian marking rules, it perfectly matches the operation logic of the Chestny ZNAK system.

- Fast & Accurate Scanning for All Scenarios: Equipped with high-performance 2D scanning engines — XT8161 achieves a scanning speed of up to 86 scans per second (ideal for checkout and high-volume logistics), XT8601B supports high-speed batch scanning (up to 100 codes at once, perfect for production labeling and warehouse shelf entry) with a maximum speed of 90 scans per second, and XTS03 ensures 100% data accuracy (suitable for consumer self-verification and retail scenarios). All can easily recognize paper labels, screen codes, damaged or high-density codes in each stage of the Chestny ZNAK process.

-Plug-and-Play & Easy Integration: No additional firmware is required; the scanners can be directly connected to Russian traceability systems, suitable for cross-border export, warehouse shipping, production lines and retail scenarios in Russia, greatly reducing enterprise deployment costs.