Expanding the Pack

A red hard shell case with Mexican symbols holding a cigarette pack

Tobacco companies use outer packaging to increase marketing space on cigarette packs. A letter to Tobacco Control breaks down the problem.

A red hard shell case with Mexican symbols holding a cigarette pack

Reducing Appeal

A sample of a plain tobacco package from Indonesia on a maroon background

Larger warnings and plain packaging might reduce the appeal of kretek packs in Indonesia. See our study.

A sample of a plain tobacco package from Indonesia on a maroon background

Concerns Remain

Two blue tobacco packs from Indonesia on a purple and orange background

Study finds strong health warning label compliance in Indonesia, but still some areas of concern. See our fact sheet.

Two blue tobacco packs from Indonesia on a purple and orange background

About TPackSS

Who We Are

The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health developed the Tobacco Pack Surveillance System (TPackSS) project to systematically document the variety of cigarette packages available in the 14 low- and middle-income countries with the greatest number of people who smoke.

The goal of TPackSS is to monitor whether required health warnings on tobacco packages are being implemented as intended, and to identify pack design features and marketing appeals that might violate or detract from country tobacco packaging requirements in these countries. 

Pack Search

Browse over 6,600 packs collected from 14 low- and middle-income countries.

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Submit a Pack

Submit your own tobacco pack photos and view other user-submitted images of tobacco packs from around the world.

Share a Pack
Special Collections

A growing number of regions and countries have introduced innovative policy measures to counter the tobacco industry’s packaging design and marketing appeals. From single pack presentation in Uruguay to a menthol ban in Canadian provinces, we’ve archived images and data from special collections assessing the impact of tobacco packaging policy measures. Explore the specific projects and search the packs by brand family and keywords.

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