Cuban Cigars

[mwoody1967]

Any info on shops in St. Maarten, San Juan, or Labadee that sell cuban cigars?

 

Thank you.

[Cigar King]

Labadee won't have them. San Juan is in the US, but there is a shop next to Barachina's that has them if you know what you are looking for. Personally I'd get them in St. Martin.

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147348-d7938969-Reviews-La_Casa_del_Habano-Marigot_Saint_Martin_St_Maarten_St_Martin.html

[goneclear]

Cant remember the names but there are several shops on the main shopping st in St Maarten that sell cuban and other cigars.

Should be very easy to find. Take the water taxi across the bay to the shopping area. Cross the board walk and one block in is main shopping street. Ask anyone and they will direct you. There will be several options.

[mark290]

You can get Cuban cigars at most any stop in the Caribbean but if you want real ones

then La Casa del Habano is where you want to go.

[zellmo]

Take a left on Front St. On the right side of the street, before McDonalds, there is a reputable cigar store. It is two floors.

[George C]

Trip advisor can give you a review of the cigar stores on the islands

[lakemurraykid]

Is it now legal to bring Cuban cigars back into the U.S.? If so, is there a limit on the number?

[Clarea]

Is it now legal to bring Cuban cigars back into the U.S.? If so, is there a limit on the number?

Correction: it's legal to bring back an unlimited amount now.

[mwoody1967]

Sweet. Thanks for the help and info!

[George C]

Correction: it's legal to bring back an unlimited amount now.

 

Thanks , did not know this, might be a good gift for some people , will be in Cozumel in 2 weeks, anybody know how many we can bring back duty free??

Edited April 21, 2017 by George C
more info

[Cigar King]

Correction: it's legal to bring back an unlimited amount now.

 

Bob, it is not, to the best of my knowledge, legal to bring back an unlimited amount of Cuban cigars. There is a limit on cigars, and that limit applies regardless of where the cigars are made.

[Clarea]

Bob, it is not, to the best of my knowledge, legal to bring back an unlimited amount of Cuban cigars. There is a limit on cigars, and that limit applies regardless of where the cigars are made.

Thanks, so if I understand correctly, while there is no specific limit on Cuban cigars, there is a limit on cigars in general. Now is this a hard limit, or just the duty free limit?

[tOSUSteve]

This may help

 

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/limits-slashed-on-cuban-cigars-19049

 

The U.S. allows you to bring in up to 100 cigars (four standard boxes) or $800 worth without paying a duty, whether the cigars are Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan or from another country. You can do this once every 31 days. Quantities above that will be taxed. And if you're bringing more than 50 Cuban cigars from Cuba, Cuban officials will expect you to have invoices before you even leave the country. Keep your paperwork.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/the-new-rules-on-cuban-cigars-19054

[Clarea]

This may help

 

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/limits-slashed-on-cuban-cigars-19049

 

The U.S. allows you to bring in up to 100 cigars (four standard boxes) or $800 worth without paying a duty, whether the cigars are Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan or from another country. You can do this once every 31 days. Quantities above that will be taxed. And if you're bringing more than 50 Cuban cigars from Cuba, Cuban officials will expect you to have invoices before you even leave the country. Keep your paperwork.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/the-new-rules-on-cuban-cigars-19054

Thanks for the info.

[tOSUSteve]

Thanks for the info.

 

You are welcome :)

[Surfguyxxx]

This may help

 

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/limits-slashed-on-cuban-cigars-19049

 

The U.S. allows you to bring in up to 100 cigars (four standard boxes) or $800 worth without paying a duty, whether the cigars are Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan or from another country. You can do this once every 31 days. Quantities above that will be taxed. And if you're bringing more than 50 Cuban cigars from Cuba, Cuban officials will expect you to have invoices before you even leave the country. Keep your paperwork.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/the-new-rules-on-cuban-cigars-19054

 

I leave on the 30th of April for a RC Havana Cuba cruise and wondered what the limit was; thanks.

[Cigar King]

Thanks, so if I understand correctly, while there is no specific limit on Cuban cigars, there is a limit on cigars in general. Now is this a hard limit, or just the duty free limit?

 

I see somebody did already reply. I did want to add that generally they don't seem to go by the value as much as the quantity. I have no idea if they are more strict when it come to Cuban cigars, but, I suspect they won't be.

[crewsweeper]

THE la Casa del Habano on St Martin is in Marigot along the harborfront on Port Royale. It's a dark red/garnet one story shop with a wooden sign out front.

 

In Cozumel, beware of the fakes! Literally every souvenir shop on the island claims to have Cubans. NOT! The la Casa del Habano is along the Waterfront shops near the Punta Langosta pier downtown. Supposedly Havana Bob's, inside Wet Wendy's downtown, also sells Cubans. I can't verify they are real Cubans. But I will say this for that shop, they do keep their cigars inside a good humidor, unlike 90% of the other cigar sellers on the island.

[Sea_Salt_Sailor]

This may help

 

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/limits-slashed-on-cuban-cigars-19049

 

The U.S. allows you to bring in up to 100 cigars (four standard boxes) or $800 worth without paying a duty, whether the cigars are Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan or from another country. You can do this once every 31 days. Quantities above that will be taxed. And if you're bringing more than 50 Cuban cigars from Cuba, Cuban officials will expect you to have invoices before you even leave the country. Keep your paperwork.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/the-new-rules-on-cuban-cigars-19054

 

You can bring to the US up to US$100 worth in Cuban tobacco, but the tobacco has to be brought from Cuba directly. You can't purchase Cuban cigars in islands and bring it to the US as the Embargo remains in place and as US citizen we are "not allowed" to do business with Cuba. So, if you purchase some while cruising be ready for US Customs confiscated and maybe fine you.

 

 

Now with the cruises going to Cuba maybe is a different story since you going directly to Cuba but can't bring more than US$100 worth in tobacco.

 

 

Ed - Sailor...

[gotcha3]

This is absolutely incorrect information. I have written verification from the CBP in Washington when I wrote to and got this exact kind of erroneous info from the Miami office. You can bring up to 100 cigars (Cuban or not) per person from anywhere in the world. Your only limit is the "duty free" exemption limit of $800 per person.

[tOSUSteve]

You can bring to the US up to US$100 worth in Cuban tobacco, but the tobacco has to be brought from Cuba directly. You can't purchase Cuban cigars in islands and bring it to the US as the Embargo remains in place and as US citizen we are "not allowed" to do business with Cuba. So, if you purchase some while cruising be ready for US Customs confiscated and maybe fine you.

 

 

Now with the cruises going to Cuba maybe is a different story since you going directly to Cuba but can't bring more than US$100 worth in tobacco.

 

 

Ed - Sailor...

 

Did you read the article in the first link? The $100 rule changed in Oct 2016

[Cigar King]

You can bring to the US up to US$100 worth in Cuban tobacco, but the tobacco has to be brought from Cuba directly. You can't purchase Cuban cigars in islands and bring it to the US as the Embargo remains in place and as US citizen we are "not allowed" to do business with Cuba. So, if you purchase some while cruising be ready for US Customs confiscated and maybe fine you.

 

 

Now with the cruises going to Cuba maybe is a different story since you going directly to Cuba but can't bring more than US$100 worth in tobacco.

 

 

Ed - Sailor...

 

This was the policy, prior to the US changing their rules. It was 100 bucks, which was interpreted to mean 1 box.

[lakemurraykid]

This may help

 

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/limits-slashed-on-cuban-cigars-19049

 

The U.S. allows you to bring in up to 100 cigars (four standard boxes) or $800 worth without paying a duty, whether the cigars are Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan or from another country. You can do this once every 31 days. Quantities above that will be taxed. And if you're bringing more than 50 Cuban cigars from Cuba, Cuban officials will expect you to have invoices before you even leave the country. Keep your paperwork.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/the-new-rules-on-cuban-cigars-19054

Thank you so much for this information. We definitely wouldn't bring back 100, but want to bring back a few Cuban ones for a friend of ours. This is a big help.

[TeeRick]

Cuban cigars now are treated like the usual duty-free exemption for personal goods you bring back with you to the US from most countries See CBP link below. They will be part of your $800 exemption. If you buy single items or combinations of goods that total over that amount you will simply pay import duties. Not sure how the Cuban government limits you if you bring them from Cuba.

 

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/246/~/duty--free-exemption

[gotcha3]

Any info on shops in St. Maarten, San Juan, or Labadee that sell cuban cigars?

 

Thank you.

Try this guy in Dutch St Maarten......I've used him for years......

http://www.cigaremporium.biz/c_a__s_promo

you can walk to his shop.

The limit is 100 cigars, but technically your spouse/significant other could bring in 100 as well. Here's the rub; real Cuban cigars are not inexpensive by any means. I think the tax free limits for goods from the Carib is @$800 per person or $1600 for a couple. In Feb I bought 65 cigars from this place and the total was @$1100. Add 2 bottles of high end Scotch @$50 per and with a few purchases from the wife, we limited out on the "free" part of the duty thing at (amazingly) $1597. I believe anything over that is taxed at a flat 3% rate up to the next level whatever that is. Be careful buying in Cuba as I understand counterfeits are everywhere down there.