Additional Shipping Information

• Oversized shipments weighing more than 10 lbs. may take up to 8 business days for standard delivery.
• Cigars.com does not ship outside of the US or its territories, except for APO addresses.
• All orders sent to a PO box must be shipped via a USPS method.
• All orders sent to a US military base must be shipped via USPS.
• All North Carolina orders containing tobacco products are subject to current tobacco laws and taxes, which will automatically be added to your invoice. Remittance of taxes on orders shipped outside of North Carolina is the responsibility of the purchaser.
• Flammable/hazardous items must be shipped Ground.
• UPS business days do NOT include Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays.
• USPS business days do NOT include Sundays or holidays.
• Little Cigars and Filtered Cigars can only be shipped by USPS.
• California and Delaware require adult signature for package delivery.
• All shipments Freight on Board (FOB) Burlington, NC. Risk of loss is on the Purchaser during transport and shipment. Title to, and ownership of all goods passes from Seller to the Purchaser in Burlington, North Carolina, and the Purchaser takes all responsibility for the shipment. By arranging for transportation of the goods, Seller is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of Purchaser. By utilizing this service from Seller, Purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in a fashion compliant with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation, and delivery of the goods. The Purchaser represents that he/she is of lawful age and has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of the goods and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered.
• After three unsuccessful delivery attempts, UPS will return your package to Cigars.com. All return freight charges will be passed on to the consumer.

Sales Tax Information

Cigars.com is required to collect sales tax in certain states including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Cigars.com is not required to collect sales tax in Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.

Local taxes collected where applicable.
 

Tobacco Tax Information

Cigars.com collects excise tax on your purchases when required by law.
 

Colorado
Effective January 1, 2024, the state of Colorado is imposing a tax on all tobacco products at the rate of 50% of the cost price. We are also required to collect tobacco excise tax on oral nicotine pouches.

Indiana
Effective July 1, 2023, the State of Indiana is imposing an excise tax on all retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco to customers shipping to Indiana. Cigars and pipe tobacco are taxed at 24% of the wholesale price. We are also required to collect tobacco excise tax on oral nicotine pouches.

Maine
Effective January 1, 2024, the state of Maine is imposing a tax on all tobacco products, other than those subject to tax under subsection 1, at the rate of 43% of the cost price.

Maryland
The state of Maryland imposes an excise tax on all tobacco products sold by online retailers to Maryland adult consumers. For more information, please see Maryland House Bill 1301.

Michigan
Effective January 1, 2022, the State of Michigan is imposing an excise tax on all cigars sold to Michigan customers. Cigars are taxed at 32% of the wholesale price, with a maximum excise tax of fifty cents ($.50) per cigar.

Nevada
Effective January 1, 2026, the State of Nevada is imposing an excise tax on all cigars sold to Nevada customers. Cigars are taxed at 30% of the wholesale price, with a maximum excise tax of fifty cents ($.50) per cigar.

North Carolina
Effective July 1, 2022 the state of North Carolina is imposing excise tax on all cigars and pipe tobacco sold to North Carolina customers. Tobacco products are taxed at 12.8% of the wholesale price with a maximum amount of 30 cents per cigar. We are also required to collect tobacco excise tax on oral nicotine pouches.

Ohio
The state of Ohio imposes an excise tax on all tobacco products delivered to Ohio adult consumers. For more information, please see Ohio Code 5743.62.

South Dakota
Effective January 1, 2022, the State of South Dakota is imposing an excise tax on all retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco to customers shipping to South Dakota. Cigars and pipe tobacco are taxed at 35% of the wholesale price.

Virginia
Effective July 1, 2022, the Commonwealth of Virginia is imposing an excise tax on all retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco to Virginia customers. Cigars are taxed at 20% of the wholesale price, while pipe tobacco is taxed at 10% of the wholesale price.

Wisconsin
Effective January 1, 2025, the State of Wisconsin is imposing an excise tax on all online retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco to Wisconsin customers. Cigars and pipe tobacco are taxed at 71% of the wholesale price and capped at .50 cents per cigar.