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M$2 April 11, 2009 03:16 AM

How do people order Cuban cigars by mail in the United States?

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mrnemo mrnemo
 
 April 11, 2009 03:34 AM | view on twitter
The obvious answer is "importing them from other countries illegally," hoping customs won't catch the package or that the shipper isn't sending them fakes. However, the most reliable way (according to an ehow article) is to get them from Canada, from small shops that will remove the labels (or re-label the cigars) and toss them in a different box. The article implies that this is relatively common practice, and by default, customs agents have better things to do than trying to find out if some unlabeled or (unbeknownst to them) relabeled cigars are actually Cuban impostors.
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http://www.ehow.com/how_110840_purchase-cuban-cigars.html



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dumblonde dumblonde
 
April 11, 2009 04:28 AM
Yup. I've brought Cuban cigars from Canada and I know people that bring them from the Dominican Republic as well. Customs are not usually looking for cigars, especially not on the Canadian border where they're not really looking for much at all.

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pirate pirate
 
April 11, 2009 03:31 AM | view on twitter
Even though Cuban Cigars are illegal in the United States, there are some online stores that will sell you them and ship them to your house.

An online retailer of Cigars called CigarOne sells a wide variety of Cuban Cigars.

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http://www.cigarone.com/


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drivel drivel
 
April 11, 2009 11:58 AM
Their website says:

"Please note that according to US law no Cuban cigars can be shipped into the US."

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pirate pirate
 
April 15, 2009 11:03 PM
Of course they are going to say that. They don't want to get raped by the feds.

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masontx masontx
 
April 11, 2009 03:34 AM | view on twitter
You could order from this site they have Cuban cigars. Here is some info that was on their site.

=Regal Cigars website: " We are a UK based cigar mail order company and have been selling cigars on line for over a quarter of a century. We have created this site to extend our services to everyone. We carry a large range of Cuban and Non Cuban cigars, cigar accessories, pipes and tobacco, all ready for delivery anywhere in the world."

Regal Cigars and Tobacco
60a Station Road, North Harrow, London, HA2 7SL, UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 8861 5238

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http://www.regalcigars.com/


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thekid thekid
 
April 11, 2009 03:39 AM
I highly doubt they'll let you ship Cuban's to the United States.

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thekid thekid
 
April 11, 2009 03:38 AM | view on twitter
Despite what many people claim, you can't order "real" Cuban cigars by mail. As many as 95% of the Cuban cigars sold in the US are fakes and considering it's very easy to fake the box and most can't tell the difference between a real Cuban and a knockoff it's not surprising. I suggest you read this article as it will tell you just about everything you need to know for spotting fakes. http://www.cigarnexus.com/counsel/counterfeit/

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stacy90802 stacy90802
 
April 11, 2009 04:16 AM | view on twitter
Importing goods from Cuba into the United States is subject to the Embargo which is codified here:

http://www.state.gov/www/regions/wha/cuba/democ_act_1992.html

But Jason, if having Cuban cigars is important to you, try

(1) "Cuban-seed," non-Cuban-origin cigars, or
(2) Ask California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger how he gets his "secret" supply. See http://gov.ca.gov/interact
(3) None of the above... have you considered how carcinogenic cigars would limit your entrepreneurial lifestyle? Getting cancer can ruin your day/life, and think of the self-hatred that will result, since it was your own behavior that caused your health to tank? See http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_10_2x_cigar_smoking_and_cancer.asp

You're practically God-like as an entrepreneur, and the world would be a much sadder place without your Christopher Walken impersonation, so my advice: don't think about or smoke cigars.

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dcahrakos dcahrakos
 
April 11, 2009 04:32 AM | view on twitter
only easy way would be to come up here to canada, buy some, then hide them when you go back through the border...I dont think you would have much luck ordering them.

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drivel drivel
 
April 11, 2009 11:58 AM | view on twitter
Cuban cigars which entered the United States before the embargo are legal to sell within the United States.

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