Buying cigars in Montego Bay's Duty Free "The Tobacco Shop" - Anyone?

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Originally Posted by icehog3

You were misinformed about the 5 cigars, unless by America you mean Canada.

That's what I thought too. The lady at the resort's cigar shop did say that if I was worried about it she could remove the bands off of the cigar and package them in a Jamaican brand box.


So if buying ANY cuban cigars to bring into the US is illegal and I'll have to provide proof of purchase (receipt) if I declare the cigars then it really sounds like my only option is to buy Jamaican.

Has anyone ever bought Cuban cigars at the duty free shops and successfully sneaked them into the US? Was it as easy as just removing the band from the cigars or does that only work if you're storing the cigars in your checked-on luggage?