Smart Label Market Report 2026

The smart label market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $12.45 billion in 2025 to $14.28 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing packaging innovation, rising retail automation needs, growing product tracking requirements, early integration of electronic labeling, expansion of digital packaging solutions.

The smart label market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $25 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing demand for smart inventory systems, rising need for real time product visibility, increasing emphasis on consumer information access, strengthening supply chain management needs, expanding applications across industries. Major trends in the forecast period include rising demand for intelligent product identification, growing use of labels for enhanced information delivery, increasing adoption of trackable packaging solutions, rising focus on product transparency and safety, growing application of smart labels in retail and logistics.

The rising demand from end users such as the food and beverage industry is expected to accelerate the growth of the smart label market in the coming years. The food and beverage industry includes businesses involved in the processing, packaging, and distribution of raw and prepared food products. Smart labels enhance product traceability, which is critical for identifying food origins and preventing counterfeit goods; as a result, increasing adoption by end users such as the food and beverage industry is driving demand for smart labels. For instance, in July 2025, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a Canada-based government department, the food and beverage processing sector remained the country’s largest manufacturing industry in 2024 by production value, generating $173.4 billion in goods. This accounted for 20.3% of total manufacturing sales and contributed 1.6% to national GDP. Exports of processed food and beverage products reached a record $59.8 billion, reflecting a 3.8% increase from 2023 and representing 34.5% of the sector’s total production value. Therefore, the growing demand from end users such as the food and beverage industry is fueling the expansion of the smart labels market.

Major companies operating in the smart labels market are focused on developing smart labeling solutions, such as intelligence-driven labeling solutions, to address the complexities in global label management and maximize their profits in the market. An intelligence-driven labeling solution refers to a system or platform that utilizes advanced technologies to enhance and optimize the processes involved in labeling products or information. For instance, in June 2023, IQVIA, a US-based provider of advanced analytics, launched RIM Smart Labeling, an intelligence-driven labeling solution for the life sciences industry, streamlining global label management. The system consolidates regulatory label planning, tracking, and execution into a single platform, simplifying workflows and ensuring compliance. RIM Smart Labeling is used for the label change process, utilizes regulatory intelligence for global and country-specific labels, facilitates structured content management, and integrates reporting for end-to-end visibility. This solution enables life sciences companies to reduce costs, complexity, and manual efforts.

In April 2023, CCL Industries Inc., a Canada-based packaging solutions provider, acquired eAgile Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, CCL Industries Inc. sought to strengthen its technological capabilities in RFID-enabled labeling and broaden its presence in the healthcare and specialty packaging segments. eAgile Inc. is a U.S.-based company specializing in radio-frequency identification (RFID) smart labels, tags, and intelligent packaging solutions.

Major companies operating in the smart label market report are Avery Dennison Corporation, CCL Industries Inc., Checkpoint Systems Inc., Thinfilm Electronics ASA, Alien Technology Inc., Zebra Technologies Corporation, SATO Holdings Corporation, Invengo Technology Pte Ltd, Muehlbauer Holding AG and Co KGaA, Smartrac N V, SML Group Limited, Pragmatic Semiconductor Limited, Smart Planet Technologies Inc., William Frick and Company, Scanbuy Inc., Identiv Inc., Paragon ID, Confidex Ltd, Farsens Srl, InPlay Inc.

North America was the largest region in the smart labels market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global smart label market during the forecast period. The regions covered in the smart label market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the smart label market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The smart label market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing Dynamic Display Labeling, and electronic article surveillance labeling. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The smart label market also includes sales of quick response codes, data-embedded barcodes, radio-frequency identification, and time temperature indicators which are used for providing smart label services. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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