What we supply
- Filter rods
- Cigarette making and packing machines
- Spare parts and consumables
- Tobacco: blended strips, cut rag, leaf and reconstituted tobacco
- Finished cigarettes
- Cigarette paper
- Tipping paper
- Cigarette foil (inner liner)
- Inner frame board
- Printed packaging: hinge-lid blanks and cartons
- BOPP and PVC film
- Self-adhesive tear tape
- Adhesives for cigarette production
- Flavour capsules
One supplier for a cigarette factory, from the filter rod to the finished pack
Tabaxis started in 2015 as a distributor of finished cigarettes for duty-free operators and ship chandlers. Our partners soon began asking for the materials, machines and spare parts their factories needed, and we built the expertise and the supplier network to deliver them.
Today we supply cigarette filter rods, cigarette and tipping paper, aluminium foil, inner frame board, printed packaging, BOPP film and tear tape, tobacco blends, Mark 8 and Mark 9 making machines, HLP packing lines and spare parts. Every delivery comes with logistics and customs clearance arranged by us.
- 2015working in the tobacco supply chain since
- 500+containers delivered to customers
- 20+countries served across Europe, the Middle East and Asia
- 8free-zone and bonded warehouse locations
Products
Materials and equipment for cigarette production, sourced from manufacturers in Europe and Asia and delivered to your plant on the terms you choose.
Cigarette making and packing machines
New Mark 8 and Mark 9 makers with MAX filter assemblers, high-speed lines up to 10,000 cigarettes per minute, HLP packers, wrappers, boxers and stampers.
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Spare parts and consumables
Wear parts and consumables for Mark 8, Mark 9, MAX III/5/15 and HLP-2 lines, identified by catalogue number and shipped within hours.
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Tobacco: blended strips, cut rag, leaf and reconstituted tobacco
Blended strips and cut rag to your recipe, Virginia, Burley and Oriental leaf, reconstituted tobacco and stems from European, Brazilian and Indian suppliers.
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Finished cigarettes
Factory-direct supply of finished cigarettes from manufacturers in the UAE, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and other countries for licensed distributors and duty-free operators.
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Cigarette paper
Cigarette paper bobbins of any width and permeability for all formats and machines, direct from European and Asian paper mills.
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Tipping paper
Cork, white and printed tipping paper in any width and basis weight, with perforation to your ventilation target and your brand design.
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Cigarette foil (inner liner)
Aluminium foil laminated to paper for the inner liner of the pack, in any colour, embossed or printed, for high-speed packers.
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Inner frame board
Double-coated board for the inner frame of the hinge-lid pack, in colours and with print, to prevent pack deformation.
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Printed packaging: hinge-lid blanks and cartons
Printed and die-cut hinge-lid blanks, shell-and-slide packs and cartons of ten with offset, hot-foil, embossing and holographic finishes.
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Filter rods: the component that defines the taste of your cigarette
Filter rods are our priority product. We supply mono acetate, charcoal, recessed, hollow tube and capsule filter rods in any length, diameter, pressure drop and ventilation your format requires, with plugwrap paper matched to your tipping.
Low glue-seam defects and consistent pressure drop mean fewer stops on your MAX filter assembler and less waste on the line.
- Mono acetate, charcoal, recessed, hollow tube, capsule and flavoured rods
- Formats from queen size 6.65 mm to king size 7.75 mm and custom diameters
- Pressure drop, ventilation and plugwrap porosity to your specification
- Deliveries from one container, DDP to your warehouse in the EU or EAEU
Services
The product is only half of a delivery. We take care of the other half: export, transit, customs clearance, financing, repackaging and commissioning.
Door-to-door delivery on DDP terms
We deliver to the main EU and EAEU markets with customs clearance on our side, so you receive the goods at your warehouse like a local purchase.
Customs clearance, transit and financial guarantees
Export and import clearance in the EU and EAEU, T1 and TIR transit, and the financial guarantee needed to open the transit procedure for your cargo.
Trade and logistics chains, free zones and repackaging
If your customers should not see where you buy, or your goods need repackaging, we structure the chain through our free-zone and bonded warehouses in eight locations.
Flexible financing for regular customers
For regular customers we place orders with our own funds and receive payment on delivery of the materials or equipment, against a small deposit.
Contract manufacturing under your brand
We place the production of cigarettes under your trademark at partner factories and manage blend, packaging, compliance and delivery.
Installation, commissioning and training
Our technicians install and commission the machines we sell, train your operators and mechanics and support format changes.
Urgent spare parts sourcing and delivery
Identification of the exact wear part, sourcing from the manufacturer or stock and express delivery to your plant to keep downtime to hours.
How we work
One contact handles your request from the first specification to the delivery note at your warehouse. This is the sequence we follow on every order.
- 1
Request
You send the specification, quantity and destination. We clarify the details and confirm what is in stock and what is produced to order.
- 2
Offer
Within one working day you receive a quotation with the price, lead time, delivery terms and, where relevant, samples for approval on your equipment.
- 3
Contract and deposit
We agree the terms and the deposit. For regular customers we place the order with the manufacturer at our own expense.
- 4
Production and shipment
We follow production, inspect the goods, arrange export clearance, transit guarantees and transport along routes we have run before.
- 5
Delivery and support
The goods arrive at your warehouse cleared, like a local purchase. We stay in touch for repeat orders, spare parts and technical questions.
Where we deliver
Since 2015 we have been shipping tobacco products and materials to more than twenty countries. We know the import rules, excise procedures and documentation of each region, and we deliver on DDP terms wherever the law allows.
About the companyEuropean Union
Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Baltic states, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain and France, with customs clearance on our side.
Eurasian Economic Union
Deliveries with transit guarantees and clearance arranged for factories and distributors in the region.
UAE and the Middle East
Free-zone warehousing, re-export and direct work with manufacturers in the Emirates.
Duty free and ship chandlers
Supply of finished cigarettes to duty-free operators in Central Asia and to ship chandlers in Eastern Europe.
Insights for cigarette producers
Practical articles on filter rod specifications, paper selection, machine formats and the import of tobacco materials into the EU.
Cigarette filter rods explained: mono acetate, charcoal, recessed, hollow and capsule
What each type of cigarette filter rod does, where it is used and what to watch for when you specify it for your filter assembler.
How to specify a filter rod: length, circumference, pressure drop, ventilation and plugwrap
A practical checklist of the parameters a cigarette factory should state when ordering acetate filter rods, with typical values and the tests behind them.
How to choose cigarette paper: basis weight, permeability, LIP and burn additives
The four cigarette paper parameters that change how a cigarette burns and tastes, and how to match them to your blend, your machine and your market.
Tell us what your production line needs
Send the specification, the quantity and the delivery address. Within one working day you will receive a reply with options, lead times and delivery terms for your country.