State stamp guide
Virginia cigarette tax stamp irons
Virginia requires a tax stamp on every pack of cigarettes. Each stamp carries a serial number and is heat affixed. Distributors apply it with heat, the same job a hand iron does.
The stamp
How Virginia stamps cigarettes
Virginia describes a serial-numbered, heat-affixed stamp in its own filing in the FTA Tobacco Tax Uniformity compendium (November 2025).
“contains a serial number and is heat affixed”
Virginia Tax publishes a licensed distributor list. The linked list covers other tobacco products; a separate cigarette stamping-agent list is also published by Virginia Tax. View the Virginia registry.
Recommended irons
What Virginia distributors use
Virginia stamps are heat applied, so distributors set them with a heated iron. The 10-stamp and bar irons below cover partial cases, re-stamps, and low-volume runs. Compare every model to size the right iron for your operation.
Standard 2x5 10 Stamp Iron
The standard 10-stamp iron in a 2x5 configuration, in wood or black handle.
$665plus S&H
Deluxe 2x5 10 Stamp Iron
The Deluxe 10-stamp 2x5 iron with individually polished brass pads.
$700plus S&H
Standard Solid Bar Iron
The standard solid bar iron for all-purpose stamping, in wood or black handle.
$665plus S&H
Deluxe Solid Bar Iron
The Deluxe solid bar iron with a polished brass stamping bar.
$700plus S&H
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