Question for everyone: I am leaving for France soon to study abroad, and I'd like to bring a couple of pipes and a small supply of tobacco with me. I'm clueless about the regulations of French customs for bringing small amounts of tobacco for personal use. I plan on checking all of it in my...

Ron I have no words to say how much your friendship means to me, So I won't try :) Ron in his never ending giving way bought me this Beautiful Humidor filled with 20 of his World Famous Signature Cigars barring his name. What an honor it must be Ron to have a Cigar named after you and a very...

When my brain actually works it is usually in an odd sort of way. For those whose cigars have gone missing or have suffered actual seizure do you find that you lose any particular brand or is it completely random with no weighting giving to a particular label? I will start...Cohibas (one...

This isn't really cigar related, as it is a book that I'm waiting for and not cigars. I had the book mailed to me via Royal Mail and according to the RM website it was transferred to the US on 1/11/11. I'm assuming it had to go through customs, does anyone have an idea if it should have taken...

Gotta say, it simply amazes me the outstanding people I meet on my many cigar adventures. I met a friend from another board while in Havana in March, and I guess I let on how much I enjoy Reynaldo's custom cigars. Found these beauties on my front porch when I got home from work on Friday. Cheers...

I came across some info that I have not seen posted here so I figured I would let people know.... As of Jan. 1, 2010 Swiss venders had to start labeling the contents of shipments. This resulted in them stating that cigars were being shipped on customs forms. Just figured I'd give all that...

Sorry for the alarm! I didn't think and posted that stupid title without realising that some (most) of you would assume much worse news than mine.. I'm in Australia so my letter means I have to pay big $$$ to the government to enjoy my smokes. Came home from work today in anticipation of my...

Hi All, Does anyone have experience with ordering tabac into Australia? Being somewhat dismayed that the customs charges are more than the cost of the tobacco - I wanted to exchange notes :-) Grinny

A distinguished young woman on a flight from Ireland asked the Priest beside her, "Father, may I ask a favour?" "Of course child. What may I do for you?" "Well, I bought an expensive woman's electronic hair dryer for my Mother's birthday that is unopened and well over the Customs limits, and...

So I recently placed an order online for some Cigars from a vendor. The package arrived today with $250 worth of Tax attached to them. This is close to twice the amount I paid for the cigars alone. I am in Alberta right now (~185% provincial tabacco tax on taxable price... which is 1.3 times the...

check it out on CA website. Maybe if he was more famous he could get away with it. I am guessing he took a flight from cuba directly to the usa and no stops in mexico or the d.r. as much as i dont like him, that really sucks and never wish the waste of quality cigars.

I was reading in the new CA that Pepin, was like an incredible roller, and then they showed his pics of some of his designs.. WOw... He made a pipe shaped cigar complete with depth using a darker wrapper in some areas and a baseball bat... it was crazy.. and was wondering, can you go there in...

They weren't falling for the old trick...disguise a bomb as cigars. They just let this one sail right through to it's intended target. Fantastic selection of sticks there Nick. I don't know what I did to deserve it, but thanks. Just to let you know bombing me on Canadian soil is an act of...

I have to move from Alaska to the lower 48 and have to bring 300+ cigars with me. I can make a coolerador to move them, and I do not have any isoms. I probalby have devil and CI invoices for everything I have. Here is the delimma, I can only carry 100 without duty between the wife and I...

I was gonna order more sticks online in the $200 range and was wondering if anyone had ever gotten grabbed by custms?

Just flew in yesteday morning from Tokyo. I've spent the past 3 weeks in the middle east and one week in japan (work takes me to some odd parts of the world). I had two cuabas left in my hotel room but i got a strong hunch that i should leave them behind as i boarded my flight back to the US...

Dawgboy recently hosted a contest where we had to figure out what I.C.E. stood for, and i guessed right. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Well my package came today. Now, if i start losing shipments, i am going to get suspicious. J/K Thanks Dawgboy. Please give this newb some RG bumps for...