Product record
Swan Extra Slim Filter Tips 120
Pre-cut extra slim filter tips for hand-rolled cigarettes, 120 in a pocket-sized box, sold in the UK under the Swan brand.
UK pack, Extra Slim Pop-a-Tip 120 filters[2]
United Kingdom · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes
- Evidence observed
- 2026-09-13
- Pack
- cardboard box
- Pieces
- 120
Identified from the maker's product list and a UK trade listing that prints the barcode; no pack photo read.
Specifications
- Filters per pack
- 120[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 120
known · printed
Maker lists Extra Slim Pop-a-Tip as 120 filters (20 rods x 6 pre-cut filters).
- Rods per pack
- 20[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 20
known · printed
- Filters per rod
- 6[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 6
known · printed
- Width
- 5.68 mm[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 5.68 mm mm
known · printed
Maker's figure for Extra Slim Pop-a-Tip.
- Filter size
- 15 mm x 5.4 mm mm (disputed)[3]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 15 mm x 5.4 mm mm
disputed · printed
Retailer description; the diameter differs from the maker's 5.68 mm.
- Compatibility
- Hand-held cigarette rollers; not suitable for auto-rolling boxes[3]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Hand-held cigarette rollers; not suitable for auto-rolling boxes
known · printed
Retailer description.
Product facts
- Barcode
- 50226894 check digit OK
- Brand
- Swan
- Category
- Tobacco/Cannabis, Tobacco/Cannabis/Smoking Accessories, Smoking Accessories, Smoking Accessories
- Pack
- cardboard box
- Sold in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom[1]
- Pieces
- 120
- GS1 prefix
- 502 · United Kingdom
- Status
- active
About this product
Swan Extra Slim Filter Tips are pre-cut filter tips for hand-rolled cigarettes, sold in the United Kingdom as a pocket-sized cardboard box of 120 filters packed as 20 rods of six.[2] The maker gives the filter diameter as 5.68 mm and calls Swan Extra Slim the UK's best-selling filter tip.[2] A retailer describes 15 mm filters for hand-held rollers, not auto-rolling boxes.[3] Swan is distributed in the UK by Republic Technologies (UK) Limited,[4] and a Belfast wholesaler lists this pack under EAN-8 50226894.[1]
More about this product
The Swan name began with Swan wax matches in 1883 and passed to Bryant & May, later Swedish Match UK, which launched Swan papers in 1985 and was sold to Republic Technologies International in December 2008.[5] The barcode appeared on Barcodepedia in 2009 as "Swan Filter Tips, 120-precut",[6] and Open Food Facts holds a name-only record.[7]
Where it's sold
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
SWAN EXTRA SLIM FILTER TIPS 120PK[1] sourced
- Listing observed
- Condition
- new
Trade listing by Dunlop Agencies Ltd, Belfast, printing barcode 50226894 (SWAN EXTRA SLIM FILTER TIPS 120PK); no price shown on the trade-only site.
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Dunlop Agencies Ltd
SWAN EXTRA SLIM FILTER TIPS 120PK
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [1] ↗House of Swan (Republic Technologies (UK) Ltd)
Filters
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [2] ↗Coverage & research gaps (6)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Context: 1 / 1 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 2 / 6 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- images · unknown: No licensed photo of the pack found; Open Food Facts has no images for this barcode.
- specifications · disputed: Filter diameter: maker 5.68 mm, retailer 15 mm x 5.4 mm; filter material not stated by a source read.
- relationships · unknown: No source names the GS1 licensee of EAN-8 50226894 or the manufacturing site.
- packaging · unknown: Pack design date unknown; the maker reports a major Swan filters rebranding in 2012.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
- schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ SWAN EXTRA SLIM FILTER TIPS 120PK Dunlop Agencies Ltd. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 089020. Barcode field.
- ↑ Filters House of Swan (Republic Technologies (UK) Ltd). manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-13. Extra Slim Pop-a-Tip.
- ↑ Swan - Extra Slim Filter Tips GQ Tobaccos. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13. Description.
- ↑ About Us Republic Technologies (UK) Limited. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-13.
- ↑ Swan's History House of Swan (Republic Technologies (UK) Ltd). manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-13. 2008, 2009, 2012.
- ↑ Swan Filter Tips (archived Barcodepedia page, 15 Jul 2009) Barcodepedia (Internet Archive). other. Published 2009-07-15. Accessed 2026-09-13. Upstream: upcdatabase.com.
- ↑ Swan Filters Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 0000050226894. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED overview Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 00873671.
- REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED persons with significant control Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 00873671.
Barcode & identifiers
- EAN-8
50226894- GTIN-14
00000050226894- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0000050226894
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