Anti-counterfeiting labels, also known as anti-counterfeiting stickers or tags, are a type of pressure-sensitive product that can be applied, printed, and transferred onto the surface of the item, its packaging, or its accessories (such as product tags, business cards, and anti-counterfeiting cards). These labels serve as anti-counterfeiting identifiers with the anti-counterfeiting features and identification methods being the essence of these labels.

Anti-counterfeiting identification is one of the anti-counterfeiting technology products (as of 2020, classified according to national standards, there are a total of 6 types), and anti-counterfeiting believes that products should comply with the eight technical requirements followed by the anti-counterfeiting label at the time of leaving the factory.

1. Identity Uniqueness: The uniqueness and non-transferability of anti-counterfeiting product identification features. For instance, in digital anti-counterfeiting, each product's anti-counterfeiting mark is assigned a unique code, which can only be used once and cannot be transferred.

2. Stability Period: The short duration in which the anti-counterfeiting identification features of anti-counterfeiting technology products can be maintained under normal operating conditions. For example, fluorescent inks and thermochromic inks have a decay period.

3. Safe Period: The short duration during which the anti-counterfeiting features of the product can be successfully replicated under normal usage conditions. This is a concern for the customer and should be addressed with a commitment period by the manufacturer.

4. Anti-counterfeiting Strength: The durability and reliability of the function to identify authenticity and prevent counterfeiting. The anti-counterfeiting strength is composed of four elements: the number of anti-counterfeiting identification features, the number of proprietary anti-counterfeiting technologies, the difficulty of imitation, and the cost of imitation.

5. Adaptability of Use: The anti-counterfeiting features of the product can adapt to the usage requirements of the target goods or service.

6. Authentication Recognition: The anti-counterfeiting features of the product can be correctly identified through sensory or machine (instrumentation) within the required recognition time. The first-line recognition emphasizes the public recognition of the anti-counterfeiting features, which can be identified simply by sensory perception; the second-line recognition emphasizes identification through simple instruments (such as magnifying glasses, laser pointers, UV fluorescence detectors, etc.); and the third-line recognition emphasizes identification by experts through instruments (such as DNA testing) as a basis for judicial determination. The second-line and third-line recognitions emphasize the subtlety of the anti-counterfeiting recognition features.

7. Environmental Requirements: The anti-counterfeiting performance of the anti-counterfeiting technology products should meet the normal usage environment requirements of the target items.

8. Technical Security and Confidentiality: The technology used in designing and manufacturing anti-counterfeiting products should be secure and confidential. Additionally, consideration should be given to economic cost adaptability, meaning that while meeting anti-counterfeiting technology requirements, the cost of use should be minimized as much as possible.