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Old 08-24-2009, 05:17 AM   #1
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cigar taxes in the UK

Does anyone know the tax rate on cigars in the UK? I'm moving from Prague -which seems to have very reasonable prices on cubans - to the UK and I'm worried that I'm gonna run into big prices due to taxes.

Yes, I've tried google'ing it. Any uk folks out there?
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Old 08-24-2009, 06:50 AM   #2
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there are several UK based vendors here at CW.

From my experience in London, cigar prices are very high.
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Old 08-24-2009, 08:49 AM   #3
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Trying posting in the Habanos forum, especially if you're referring to Cubans. A lot of guys from the UK and else where post in there.
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Trying posting in the Habanos forum, especially if you're referring to Cubans. A lot of guys from the UK and else where post in there.
Will do. Thanks, guys.
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Old 08-24-2009, 10:22 PM   #5
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prices are quite high in the UK. Look up some of the vendors online and see what I mean.
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Old 08-24-2009, 11:54 PM   #6
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Does anyone know the tax rate on cigars in the UK? I'm moving from Prague -which seems to have very reasonable prices on cubans - to the UK and I'm worried that I'm gonna run into big prices due to taxes.

Yes, I've tried google'ing it. Any uk folks out there?

Highest prices in the world when you buy inland but you can still order on the web but British Custom Agents are as bad as canadian agents , Canada is 2nd.
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Cigars are WAY expensive in the UK, mainly due to the tax structure. Duty Free is your friend.
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Old 08-26-2009, 05:34 AM   #8
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Yes, tobacco is heavily taxed in the UK (about 75% of the retail price of cigarettes is tax). Cigars are taxed differently, that is, they are taxed by (net) weight - £163.22 per kilo (or about 2.2lbs), so that doesn't really help.

You'll probably get a better feel for the price differences by making straight like-for-like comparisons, to be honest.
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