Tobacco products are the first mandatory marking category under the Chestny ZNAK (Честный ЗНАК) system, with a clear implementation timeline: the mandatory marking was officially launched on March 1, 2019. The CRPT (Center for Research and Perspective Technologies) serves as the co-operator of the tobacco tracking experiment, responsible for the operation and supervision of the traceability system.

Before the implementation of Chestny ZNAK, the illegal cigarette market in Russia was rampant: the market share of illegal cigarettes increased from 4.6% in 2018 to 7.7% in the first quarter of the same year. Since the mandatory marking of tobacco products was implemented, the spread of illegal cigarettes has been effectively curbed, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of tobacco manufacturers, importers and retailers, and increasing national tax revenue.

To help tobacco-related enterprises (manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retail stores) fully comply with Chestny ZNAK regulations and efficiently participate in tobacco traceability, XTIOT provides professional scanning solutions with XT8601B, XT8161 & XTS03 Series Industrial Scanners, with targeted advantages for the tobacco industry:

-Full Compliance with Tobacco Marking Requirements: Fully support scanning and decoding of Chestny ZNAK Data Matrix codes for tobacco products, perfectly matching the mandatory marking standards implemented since March 1, 2019, ensuring accurate capture of all encrypted information in the code.

- High-Speed & High-Accuracy Scanning: Equipped with high-performance 2D scanning engines — XT8161 reaches up to 86 scans per second, XT8601B supports high-speed batch scanning (ideal for tobacco production lines and warehouses), and XTS03 ensures 100% decoding accuracy, even for small or high-density codes on cigarette packs.

- Seamless CRPT System Integration: Support real-time data upload to the CRPT system, realizing full-process traceability of tobacco products from production, import, distribution to retail, helping enterprises effectively curb illegal circulation and meet regulatory requirements.

- Stable & Durable for Tobacco Scenarios: Industrial-grade design (XT8601B and XT8161 with IP67 dustproof and waterproof protection) supports 24/7 stable operation in tobacco production workshops, warehouses and retail stores, adapting to long-term high-frequency scanning needs and ensuring continuous compliance.