1. Marlboro
Characteristics of genuine products:
(1) Appearance color: The box body is square and regular in shape. The red color on the box body is bright and pure, and the white bottom is pure. .
(2) Label: The label is pure blue and neatly sealed.
(3) Zipper: The golden zipper is straight, the zipper head is on the left edge of the front of the box, and the direction of opening the zipper is clockwise.
(4) Bottom of the box: The cellophane on the bottom of the box is firmly pasted and remains transparent after pasting.
(5) Feel: The cigarette box feels soft when you pinch it with your hands, not hard.
(6) Cigarettes: The cigarettes are round and regular, the "Marlboro" writing on the cigarettes is clear and easy to identify, and the tobacco shreds are uniform in length and thickness.
(7) Smoke smell: The smoke smell is pure and has a unique aroma.
Characteristics of fakes:
(1) Appearance color: The edges and corners of the box are not straight, the red color on the box is pink, and the white background is yellow.
(2) Label: The blue color of the label is lighter than the original product, which is light blue.
(3) Zipper: The zipper is skewed, and the direction of opening is usually counterclockwise.
(4) Bottom of the box: The cellophane at the bottom of the box is manually pasted, has sticky marks, and is fuzzy and opaque.
(5) Feel: It feels very hard when pinched by hand.
(6) Cigarettes: The paper used for cigarettes is of poor quality, the "Marlboro" writing on the cigarettes is blurry and difficult to read, and the shredded tobacco is uneven.
(7) Smoke smell: The smell of smoke is not strong and almost tasteless.
2. "Hilton" (hard box)
1 The edges of the strip box, the small box pattern, and the English text edges are all zigzag-shaped, while the fake cigarettes are straight lines.
There are five dotted lines on the left and right sides of the 2-pack box packaging, and eight dotted lines on the left and right sides of the small box packaging.
3 The small box packaging is sealed with an 8mm wide five-point dot matrix glue line on the left and right, and a five-point dot matrix glue line on the front and rear. Fake cigarettes are in irregular flakes.
4 Acetone can decompose and expand cut tobacco.
5 Smell characteristics: Very strong smoke flavor.
3. "San Wu" (hard box)
1 The edges of the box, the small package pattern, and the English text are all zigzag-shaped, while the fake cigarettes are straight lines.
2 There is an 8mm wide five-point dot matrix glue mark on the left and right sides of the small box, and the fake cigarettes are in the shape of irregular sheets.
3 There is an indentation of the ring box at 5mm from the lower end of the aluminum foil opening.
4 Cut tobacco includes expanded tobacco and thinly cut stems that have been expanded.
5 Pour the tobacco into the acetone solution. If there is floating tobacco, it is genuine.
4. "Zhonghua" (Hard Box)
1 piece of transparent packaging paper has a low friction coefficient, smooth feel and good gloss. The transparent paper used in fake cigarette packaging has a large friction coefficient, is sluggish and has poor gloss. The gap between the fake cigarette cartons and the transparent paper in the cartons is large, especially the difference is obvious at both ends of the cartons. The strips are made of gold wire without letters, and the wire head is semicircular, and it is pulled out clockwise, while the fake cigarette wire head has an irregular shape. The transparent paper is glued and sealed on the side with the barcode, parallel to the edge, in a straight line, and uniform in width, while the fake cigarettes are uneven, not straight, and uneven.
The bar box adopts European-style top-opening lid. The inside of the upper right corner of the transparent paper of the strip box adopts automatic inkjet invisible anti-counterfeiting technology. The anti-counterfeiting mark is purple and blue under the light. The anti-counterfeiting mark adopts the group pattern. The two letters ZH are the prefix of Chinese Pinyin and the ten digits (divided into two lines) represent the production date, shift and vehicle number respectively.
For recycled old strip boxes, when identifying, pay attention to the fact that there are often signs of wear and stains at the corners, or signs of being sealed twice or resealed after being removed.
2 The transparent paper in the small box packaging feels smooth and has good gloss, and the fake cigarettes will not stick to your hands. The box has no letters on the pull cord, the pull cord head is square, pull it out clockwise, and the fake cigarettes are irregular. The transparent paper should be glued to the side of the barcode with the aphorism, and the glue should be flat, straight and even. The anti-counterfeiting mark is on the lower edge of the front of the box, on the inside of the transparent paper on the lower right side of "Produced by Shanghai Cigarette Factory, China". Except for being arranged in a row and without a group pattern, it is consistent with the anti-counterfeiting technology and content of the carton.
After the small box is opened, there are three regular glue lines on the left and right sides, while the fake cigarettes are in the shape of sheets. There is a glue line on the left and right of the small box and the lining paper, which is in the shape of a figure eight, and two glue lines on the front and back. The fake cigarettes are in the form of non-stick glue or irregular sheets.
There is a two-digit password stamped on the bottom of the small box, which represents the year, month, and vehicle number.
3 The order of cigarettes is 7, 7, 6, while fake cigarettes are generally 7, 6, 7. The length, circumference, appearance, and stamp of the cigarette are standardized, and the cigarette does not have a small size; the fake cigarettes are irregular and have a small size.
4 Cut tobacco: It consists of cut tobacco, expanded cut tobacco and a small amount of cut stems. It is golden or orange in color and has an oily luster. The expanded cut tobacco adopts the C O?2 dry ice expansion method, and the quantity ratio is 5% to 8%. Pour the cut tobacco into the acetone solution. The floating cut tobacco is the expanded stem, while the fake cigarette has no floating cut tobacco.
5 Smoking review: Compared with Yunnan cigarettes, Zhonghua brand cigarettes have stronger flavor, rich and mellow aroma, no irritation, clean and comfortable aftertaste, and moderate strength, while fake cigarettes have poor aroma and more irritation. Big, dirty aftertaste.
The key to identifying Zhonghua cigarettes mainly depends on whether the last digits of the three places are consistent, namely: the last digit of the anti-counterfeiting mark on the box, the last digit of the anti-counterfeiting mark on the small box, and the last digit on the bottom of the small box. A letter and the last digit of a two-digit number, whether the three numbers are the same.
5. Shanghai "Peony" (soft box)
1 package with transparent paper glued and sealed on the back. The glued seal is flat, straight and even, with a width of 7mm. It feels smooth and has no strings. . The strip box is sealed on the side with three-point sealing, using brown hot melt glue. The distance between two points is 100mm, and the two ends are sealed with four-point sealing. The anti-counterfeiting mark on the box is on the inside of the transparent paper in the upper right corner of the box. It turns purple-blue under UV light. The anti-counterfeiting mark consists of a group pattern and two letters and ten digits. The two letters MD are the Chinese pinyin prefix for peony, and the last ten digits represent the production date, shift number, and vehicle number.
2 The transparent paper of the small box packaging is bright, glued and sealed on the side, flat, straight and even; the transparent paper of the fake cigarette packaging is sluggish. The anti-counterfeiting mark is on the inside of the transparent paper below "Produced by Shanghai Cigarette Factory", arranged in a row, without a group pattern, and the other contents are the same as the package. The box is equipped with a letter pull cord, the pull cord head is semi-circular, and it can be pulled out clockwise. There is a one-letter and two-digit steel stamp in the middle of the aluminum paper. The last digit is the same as the last digit of the security mark on the small box or strip box. There is a needle hole at the bottom of the small box wrapping paper, cut at a 30° angle, and the upper and lower parts of the aluminum paper are folded in different ways. The upper part is folded first and then the sides, and the lower part is folded first and then the sides.
3 Cigarettes: The appearance is of good quality. The cigarettes are arranged as 7, 6, and 7. There are three-digit numbers on the cigarettes, indicating the shift number, workshop and vehicle number.
4 Cut tobacco: Cut tobacco consists of cut tobacco, expanded cut tobacco and cut stems. The color is orange and the gloss is oily; the fake smoke has poor color and gloss. The expanded cut tobacco adopts the CO?2 dry ice expansion method, and the quantity ratio is 5% to 8%. The cut tobacco is poured into the acetone solution and the expanded cut tobacco floats.
5 Comments on smoking: The smell is stronger than that of Yunnan cigarettes, the aroma is sufficient and harmonious, the taste is comfortable, the irritation is small, the aftertaste is cleaner, and the strength is moderate; while the fake cigarettes have poor aroma, greater irritation, and no aftertaste. clean.
The key points for identification are: check whether the last digits of the three anti-counterfeiting marks are the same; whether there are cut feet and pinholes at the bottom of the small box packaging paper.
6. "Hongmei"
There are two types of machines used in the production of "Hongmei" cigarettes: GDXI and Compass machines. The red plums produced by GDX1 have the same packaging characteristics as the soft box Hongtashan. The following is an introduction to the authenticity identification of Hongmei cigarettes produced by Compas machine:
1 pack of transparent paper has a low friction coefficient, smooth and shiny feel; fake cigarette transparent paper is sluggish, has poor gloss and strips The gap between the transparent paper of the package and the strip package is large, and the difference between the two ends is particularly obvious. The transparent paper of the strip package is glued and sealed on the side with the aphorism, the width is 6mm, and the glued seal is flat, straight and even. There are no letters on the bag's drawstring, the drawstring head is square, and it is pulled open clockwise. The stick sealing method is a three-point side sealing type with a distance of 100mm between the two points. The two ends of the stick pack are glued with a 5mm wide and 40mm long glue line; while fake cigarettes generally have irregular dotted glue marks. The anti-counterfeiting mark on the package is in the upper left corner, and its graphics are the factory emblem and the English abbreviation of Yuxi Factory. The factory emblem and English letters glow under the ultraviolet light. The side seal marks of the genuine red plum small box are in four sections, with the middle two sections being longer. The 2 boxes of transparent paper feel smooth and shiny. The transparent paper is glued and sealed on the side with the aphorism. The width is 6mm, and the glued seal is flat and smooth. Straight and even; fake cigarettes are irregular. The box is packaged with a pull cord without letters, the pull cord head is on the side of the aphorism, the head shape is semicircular, the circle diameter is 5mm, and the pull cord is pulled clockwise. The boxed anti-counterfeiting mark is in the upper left corner of the front of the box, in the upper left corner of the word "Red Plum". The graphic is the factory emblem and the English abbreviation of Yuxi Factory. The factory emblem and the words light up under ultraviolet light. The small box is glued and sealed with a four-section glue line, the middle two sections are longer and the upper and lower sections are shorter, while fake cigarettes are generally a straight line. Fold the upper end of the small box aluminum paper to the side first, then fold the edge, and the lower end to fold the edge first, then fold the side.
3 Cigarettes: Good appearance, small size (the number in front of the bar is the machine operator number, and the number behind the bar is the rolling month). The cigarettes are arranged as 7, 6, 7.
4 Cut tobacco: Using a German Hongni silk making machine, the stems are cut thin and expand well; fake cigarettes are generally thicker and larger. Expanded cut tobacco can be decomposed using acetone solution.
5 Comments on smoking: The flavor is not strong, it has the unique aroma of Yunnan tobacco, the shredded tobacco is shiny and oily, the aroma is sufficient, there is basically no impurity, and it is slightly irritating. The flavoring and seasoning are harmonious with the tobacco aroma, and the aftertaste is basically clean. Comfortable.
The key points for identification are the four-stage glue marks on the package, transparent paper, pull-string head shape and small box sealing.
7. "Marlboro" (soft box)
1 The edges of the strip box, small box pattern and English text are all zigzag-shaped, while the fake cigarettes are straight lines.
2 There is an anti-counterfeiting mark on the bottom of the small box, and the six small white squares turn pink when heated.
3 There is a laser-drilled hole in the middle of the filter.
4 Use the acetone separation method to see if there is expanded tobacco in the tobacco. Take a look at the package. The transparent paper flap of the real cigarette stick package is sealed with a soldering iron to make it smooth and smooth; the seal is glued with a mechanical point. The packages of fake cigarettes are often packaged in defective or old ones, which are uneven and smooth; the seams and seals are often bonded with glue; the packaging is loose and the soft and hard feel is uneven. Currently, there are so many cigarette brands on the market that it is difficult for citizens to identify the genuine ones and the fake ones. Below, the author introduces several identification methods for your reference.
Take a look at the package. The transparent paper of the genuine cigarette package is flat, and the seam is sealed with a soldering iron to make it smooth and smooth; the seal of the package is glued with a mechanical point. Fake cigarette stick packages are often packaged with defective old crystals, which are uneven and smooth; the laps and seals are often bonded with glue; the stick packages are loosely packed and have uneven softness and hardness.
Second look at the cigarette box. The small packets of real cigarettes are packaged in transparent paper. The pull cords are in the shape of a small platform and are firmly and flatly bonded. The transparent paper of fake cigarettes is uneven and loose, and the pull-tape head is generally flat, and most of them have no head; the pull-tape and the transparent paper are not bonded; the transparent paper of the cigarette box is uneven after being pulled apart.
Look at the trademark three times. The real cigarette stick package and the small package have the same trademark, with clear patterns and writing. The printing of fake cigarette patterns is rough, the colors are inconsistent, the handwriting is unclear, and there are errors and omissions in Chinese pinyin and English letters.
Look at the cigarettes four times. The filters of real cigarettes are neatly cut and have no stubble, the rolled cigarettes are even in thickness, moderately soft and hard, the stamp and machine number are clear, and the surface of the cigarettes is clean; the opposite is true for fake cigarettes. In addition, the mouthpiece of the real cigarette holder is full and does not leak. Fake cigarettes generally do not have filter tips lined with paper, and the mouthpiece is loose and prone to air leakage.
Look at the tobacco. Real cigarettes have fewer tobacco stems and have been expanded to make the tobacco smooth and shiny. Fake cigarettes have many tobacco stems and even mixtures in the tobacco. The tobacco is dull and greenish-brown.
Six smells. Real cigarettes have the special natural fragrance of tobacco, while fake cigarettes have an unpleasant flavor smell or a bland aroma due to excessive spices or the use of inferior flavors.
Seven burning inhalations. Real cigarettes have pure aroma, appropriate strength, little irritation, and a pleasant aftertaste. They will not go out automatically after being lit. The ash is gray-white and not easy to scatter. Fake cigarette leaves are generally not fermented and have a pungent taste with an unpleasant aftertaste. They are easy to extinguish after being lit, and the ash is gray-black. The ash explodes outwards and is easy to fall off.