Africa's Forensic Anti-Counterfeit Layer

Africa's Goods. Genuine.
Verifiable. Recoverable.

AFRIDOT combines DTS forensic microdots, ProTracs real-time tracking and the AA-Europe verification network — engineered to defeat counterfeiting and illicit trade across alcohol, tobacco, pharma, agri-inputs and FMCG markets in Africa.

10,000
Microdots / Pack
85%+
Faster Field Verification
26 Yrs
Yrs DTS Forensic Expertise
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AFRIDOT Brand Owner Production Line Field Officer Customs & Border Distribution Revenue Authority
DTS Forensic Technology — 26 Years
ProTracs Real-Time Platform
AA-Europe Cross-Border Network
AI Micro-STR Field Decoding
Court-Admissible Forensic Evidence
The African Challenge

Africa Loses Billions to Fakes —
And Lives, Too.

Counterfeit Alcohol Kills

Methanol-laced bootleg spirits cause hundreds of African deaths yearly. Excise revenues are gutted; legitimate brands pay the price.

Illicit Tobacco Trade

Up to 30% of cigarettes sold in some African markets are illicit. Governments lose billions of dollars in unpaid excise every year.

Fake Pharma Endangers Patients

WHO estimates 1 in 5 medicines circulating in sub-Saharan Africa is substandard or falsified — antimalarials and antibiotics top the list.

No Cross-Border Recovery

Counterfeit goods hop borders within hours via informal trade routes. Without a verification network, enforcement evaporates at the frontier.

Without forensic marking, African enforcement seizes only ~5% of illicit goods.
With AFRIDOT, that rises beyond 85%.

Priority Use Cases

Built for Africa's Most-Faked Categories.
Headlined by Alcohol & Tobacco.

Headline Use Case

Alcohol & Spirits

$1B+
African excise lost annually
~40%
Spirits in some markets are illicit
100s
Methanol-poisoning deaths / yr
Closure-cap & label dot encoding ties every bottle to a SKU, batch and bottling plant.
Field officers verify in seconds with the MSTR mobile app — no lab required.
ProTracs ledger gives revenue authorities a real-time excise paid / not paid view.
AA-Europe-style enforcement playbooks adapted for KEBS, ARSO and SADC partners.
Headline Use Case

Tobacco

~25%
Illicit market share, sub-Sahara
$5B+
Lost African excise per year
AfCFTA
Cross-border enforcement scope
Pack and carton-level dots survive heat, humidity and standard counterfeiting attacks.
Each carton encodes manufacturer, market of intended sale and excise status.
Border-post field reads in <30 seconds — no specialist scanner needed.
WHO FCTC Protocol-aligned data ledger for revenue & customs authorities.
Additional Priority Sectors

Pharmaceuticals

Antimalarials, antibiotics, NCD therapies. Pack-level dot, batch-level traceability, MoH compliance.

Agri-Inputs & Seeds

Fake fertiliser, fake pesticides, counterfeit hybrid seed devastate yields. Bag-level marking + chain of custody.

FMCG & Consumer Goods

Detergents, cooking oil, cosmetics. Brand owners gain a forensic recall, audit and enforcement layer.
Triple-Layer Protection

One Platform. Three Partners. Built for Africa.

Main Partner
ProTracs
Layer 1 — Digital Platform

ProTracs TRACS Platform

  • ›Real-time GPS asset & shipment tracking
  • ›Complete IoT asset register
  • ›Field officer mobile application
  • ›Incident & seizure management module
  • ›Revenue-authority audit trail
  • ›Africa-resident data infrastructure
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DTS International Group
Layer 2 — Forensic Marking

DTS Forensic Microdots

  • ›Up to 10,000 microdots per pack/asset
  • ›0.7–1mm diameter, naked-eye invisible
  • ›Survives heat, humidity, solvents
  • ›AI Micro-STR field readable
  • ›26 yrs deployed in 27 OEM programmes
  • ›Court-admissible forensic evidence
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AA-Europe
Layer 3 — Verification Network

AA-Europe Network (Africa Extension)

  • ›Trained field verification operators
  • ›Border-post & roadside checks
  • ›Customs & police enforcement liaison
  • ›Cross-border AfCFTA recovery
  • ›Revenue & insurer evidence packages
  • ›Open investigator system
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The Process

How AFRIDOT Works

1

Register

Brand, SKU, batch and intended market are registered in the ProTracs TRACS platform.

2

Mark

DTS microdots are applied at line speed — pack, carton, label, closure or asset.

3

Track

Real-time movement, chain-of-custody and excise status visible to brand and revenue authority.

4

Verify & Recover

Field officers verify in seconds; counterfeits are seized, illicit channels mapped, brand and revenue restored.

Forensic Technology

The Dot That Can't Be Faked.

DTS forensic microdots are engineered for hostile African supply chains — heat, humidity, dust, solvents and re-packaging attacks. Each dot encodes a unique identifier read by the MSTR AI app and recognised by partnering customs and police forces worldwide.

0.7–1.0mm Heat & Humidity Resistant 24 Characters 10,000 per Pack UV Adhesive AI-Readable
MSTR AI App Metallic Microdot
Polymer-film Microdot
Polymer-film Dot · 24 chars · 1mm
Metallic Microdot
Metallic Dot · 17 chars · 0.7mm
Our Partners

ProTracs, DTS and AA-Europe — backing AFRIDOT for Africa.

Main Partner
ProTracs

ProTracs

Ireland-based asset & supply-chain platform. Real-time tracking, incident management and revenue-grade audit trails — already deployed across European and African operations.

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DTS International Group

DTS International Group

26-year global leader in forensic microdot marking. Mandated programmes in South Africa and Taiwan; 27 OEM deployments across 4 continents.

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AA-Europe

AA-Europe

Pan-European field verification & recovery network — extending its trained-operator and law-enforcement liaison model to African brand and revenue protection.

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$60B+
Annual African losses to illicit trade
85%+
Recovery uplift with AFRIDOT
10,000
Microdots per asset
26 Yrs
Yrs DTS forensic expertise
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