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  • U.S. Premium Cigar Imports Up

    U.S. Premium Cigar Imports Up

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    The United States imported 21.4 million premium cigars in 2022, up 3.8 percent from the previous year, reports Halfwheel, citing the Cigar Association of America (CAA).

    Nicaragua supplied 14.73 million premium cigars while Honduras delivered 3.21 million, both showing increases from 2021.

    Imports from the Dominican Republic, on the other hand, decreased by more than 40 percent.

    The CAA calculates its report numbers based on import numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Customs Services and information reported by cigar companies. Numbers are not exact due to reporting differences, according to the association. The CAA estimates how many “large cigars” were actually “premium cigars.”

  • U.S.: Record Premium Cigars Imports

    U.S.: Record Premium Cigars Imports

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    The United States imported a record-setting 456.3 million premium cigars in 2021, according to the Cigar Association of America (CAA).

    The CAA estimates that 364.4 million premium cigars were imported in 2020, showing a 25.2 percent increase in 2021.

    December, however, showed a 23.7 percent drop in imports, marking the only month that did not exceed 2020 figures. The fourth quarter as a whole represented a 6.8 percent decrease compared to 2020.

    According to Halfwheel, the CAA calculates its numbers based on the import numbers provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Customs Services and information from cigar companies. The trade group’s numbers are not exact because of reporting differences; it estimates how many “large cigars” were actually “premium cigars.” There are some machine-made cigars that meet the U.S. definition of a “large cigar,” though those cigars would not be considered premium cigars by most people.