The Tax Authoritiy (AT) has introduced a “control” stamp on tobacco products and plans the same for alcohol to reduce revenue loss from illicit trade, the AIM news agency reported.

All imported and domestically manufactured products must bear the stamp to be sold legally, said AIM, the Agência de Informação de Moçambique. Amelia Nakhare, AT chairperson, said the new stamp would have a significant impact on government revenue and the country’s fiscal organisation, AIM said. She reportedly announced the new stamp during a visit to the British American Tobacco factory in Maputo, where cigarettes bearing the new seal were being manufactured.