diff --git a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-package.php b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-package.php
index ff01b36..9800711 100644
--- a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-package.php
+++ b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-package.php
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class Wiaas_Package {
 
 		$data = self::_append_country_info($data, $package, $request);
 
+		// append package reference field
+		$data['reference'] = ! empty($data['tags']) ? $data['tags'][0]['name'] : '';
+
 		if (isset($request['id'])) {
 			$data = self::_append_package_prices($data, $package, $request);
 
diff --git a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-product.php b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-product.php
index 1360443..b58d34c 100644
--- a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-product.php
+++ b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-product.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Wiaas_Product {
        	require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/product/class-wiaas-product-supplier.php';
 
        	add_filter('woocommerce_register_post_type_product', array(__CLASS__, 'manage_product_settings'));
+
+       	add_filter('woocommerce_taxonomy_args_product_tag', array(__CLASS__, 'manage_tags_as_references'));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ class Wiaas_Product {
 	 *
 	 * @param $args
 	 *
-	 * @return mixed
+	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public static function manage_product_settings($args) {
 
@@ -34,6 +36,37 @@ class Wiaas_Product {
 		$args['supports'] = array( 'title', 'thumbnail' );
 
 
+		return $args;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Hide default metabox for product tags
+	 * @param $args
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function manage_tags_as_references($args) {
+		// hide metabox
+		$args['meta_box_cb'] = false;
+
+		// update labels
+		$args['labels'] = array(
+			'name'                       => __( 'Product references', 'wiaas' ),
+			'singular_name'              => __( 'Reference', 'wiaas' ),
+			'menu_name'                  => _x( 'References', 'Admin menu name', 'wiaas' ),
+			'search_items'               => __( 'Search references', 'wiaas' ),
+			'all_items'                  => __( 'All references', 'wiaas' ),
+			'edit_item'                  => __( 'Edit reference', 'wiaas' ),
+			'update_item'                => __( 'Update reference', 'wiaas' ),
+			'add_new_item'               => __( 'Add new reference', 'wiaas' ),
+			'new_item_name'              => __( 'New reference name', 'wiaas' ),
+			'popular_items'              => __( 'Popular references', 'wiaas' ),
+			'separate_items_with_commas' => __( 'Separate references with commas', 'wiaas' ),
+			'add_or_remove_items'        => __( 'Add or remove references', 'wiaas' ),
+			'choose_from_most_used'      => __( 'Choose from the most used references', 'wiaas' ),
+			'not_found'                  => __( 'No references found', 'wiaas' ),
+		);
+
 		return $args;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/PackageHelper.js b/frontend/src/helpers/PackageHelper.js
index ba3fde4..7dc7620 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/PackageHelper.js
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/PackageHelper.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function extractGroups(wcPackageGroups) {
 export const fromWCPackage = wcPackage => {
     return {
         id: wcPackage.id,
-        reference: wcPackage.slug,
+        reference: wcPackage.reference,
         image: wcPackage.images[0].src || DEFAULT_PACKAGE_IMG,
         hasImage: !!wcPackage.images.length,
         name: wcPackage.name,