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Combatting Illicit Trade

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COMBATTING ILLICIT TRADE: STRATEGIES

We analysed consumer attitudes and behaviours to identify four distinct consumer groups that participate in illicit trade. To discover the top strategies to combat illicit trade by country, use our strategy generator below. To reveal the top strategies by product, select the ‘Strategies by Product’ button on the strategy generator.

STRATEGY GENERATOR

KEY: STRATEGIES TO MODIFY CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Strategies to modify behaviour

Description

Assure quality

Providing quality assurance, warranty, reward schemes and after-sales service of legitimate goods

Reduce cost

Reducing the cost of the legitimate good (e.g., reducing the tax)

Increase availability

Increasing the availability of legitimate products (e.g., quicker, better distribution)

Clarify goods are legit

Clarifying that goods are legitimate (e.g., supplier, website, and product certification)

Track illicit goods

Knowing that retailers and law enforcement can track and identify illicit products

Raise fines and penalties

Raising fines and penalties for buying illicit products  

Communicate wider implications

Understanding consequences of buying illicit goods (e.g., health risks, funding organized crime/terrorism)

Increase chance of prosecution

Increasing the likelihood of being punished for buying illicit goods

Publish names involved in illicit

Publishing the names of those caught distributing and purchasing illicit goods in local media

Remind illicit harms legit firms

Making clear how buying illicit goods hurts law-abiding companies and their workers 

We identified four types of consumer groups that were buying potentially illicit products, based on their attitudes and behaviours. Their varying characteristics require unique strategy combinations in order to reduce their engagement in illicit trade. The above strategies are displayed across our strategy generator, revealing the top three most effective approaches by country or product. A higher percentage score against a strategy indicates that it should be more effective.

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