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Originally Posted by Snake Hips
But I was making a joke, because I wasn't familiar with any "overseas purchases" of a non-Cuban nature...
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Actually, I wasn't joking.
For example, tabacordillera.com is a cigar company that I believe is located in Costa Rica producing among other blends, Cumbres de Puriscal blend.
If I order from them, I'm curious as to how the taxes apply. Right now, if I order from them, I don't think I have to pay any federal excise tax (unless the prices include the excise tax already--which doesn't make sense for a Costa Rican outfit to be paying US federal taxes), not even the $0.05/cigar tax that's currently on the books.
Because if it is the case that non-US cigar producers/distributors aren't required to pay this stupid tax, I would imagine a sudden out sourcing of cigar distribution from the US to various parts of the world like Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, etc... Of course, it would hurt the major retailers like Famous and CI not to mention absolutely killing off what remains of the B&Ms.