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So its no longer legal to ship cigars in the US?
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Nice_Ashh
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I recently sent a full box of sticks overseas and put cigars as the comodity on the customs form. They were delivered within 5 days to my friend in the Netherlands without any problems.
I'm talking about shipping IN THE STATES not to overseas.
Yup, done that a few times. You gotta love the custom regulations :laugh: . Candles, :thumbs: that's a great idea, I've used t-shirt and cards.
I found this.
Curbs Sought on Tobacco Shipments by Mail
March 13, 2006
Rep. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to introduce legislation designed to halt deliveries of tobacco products via the U.S. Postal Service, the Associated Press reported March 10.
"The U.S. Mail has become the last refuge for online cigarette merchants, and it's time that this loophole be closed," Schumer said, noting that companies like Federal Express and UPS have already agreed not to deliver tobacco.
Schumer's bill calls for fines of $1,000 per offense for shipping tobacco via the mail, in legislation modeled after the law barring shipments of explosives.
U.S. Postal Service spokesperson Gerry McKiernan said federal law limits how far the Post Office can go in banning tobacco shipments. "If you put a stamp on it, we have to deliver it; we have no choice," McKiernan said. "Once you seal it, we can't open it. The stamp seals the package against inspection unless you have a search warrant."
He added, however, that postal clerks in areas where tobacco is commonly shipped have been told to ask shippers whether packages contain tobacco and if appropriate taxes have been paid.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines...on-tobacco.html
Curbs Sought on Tobacco Shipments by Mail
March 13, 2006
Rep. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to introduce legislation designed to halt deliveries of tobacco products via the U.S. Postal Service, the Associated Press reported March 10.
"The U.S. Mail has become the last refuge for online cigarette merchants, and it's time that this loophole be closed," Schumer said, noting that companies like Federal Express and UPS have already agreed not to deliver tobacco.
Schumer's bill calls for fines of $1,000 per offense for shipping tobacco via the mail, in legislation modeled after the law barring shipments of explosives.
U.S. Postal Service spokesperson Gerry McKiernan said federal law limits how far the Post Office can go in banning tobacco shipments. "If you put a stamp on it, we have to deliver it; we have no choice," McKiernan said. "Once you seal it, we can't open it. The stamp seals the package against inspection unless you have a search warrant."
He added, however, that postal clerks in areas where tobacco is commonly shipped have been told to ask shippers whether packages contain tobacco and if appropriate taxes have been paid.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines...on-tobacco.html
Mark Twain
Call me Ishmael.
The box of LFD Chisel Maduros I ordered from Gabriel had cigars on the USPS Label as part of the company name and it arrived fine.
Never had to fill out a customs form to ship anything. I can't say of knowing any restriction on shipping tobacco in the U.S. All the private carriers still do it for most of the companies I order from.
That's BS. Either Fedex, UPS, or DHL are lying or Rep. Schumer is full of S%#t cause I cannot even count how many boxes of cigars I've ordered that have Cigars listed on the label or company name.
Now that's what I'm talking about. :thumbs:
bilder
Active Member
Well I can say that the USPS does not screen packages to check for contents on domestic shipments.
Unless you state on the box that it contains cigars, they will not look, nor will they really care. The only way the contents of a package are known is if you declare it on the insurance form or if the box somehow gets torn open in transit.
Up here the postal clerks freak out if any mail even gets near one of the airlines x-ray machines. We have to screen cargo 100%, but the mail just goes right on the aircraft without so much as a word.
We have pulled mail bags off before if they smell of pot or some chemical that is considered hazardous for air transport. We cannot open these packages, that is up to the postal inspector to decide what to do with it.
Unless you state on the box that it contains cigars, they will not look, nor will they really care. The only way the contents of a package are known is if you declare it on the insurance form or if the box somehow gets torn open in transit.
Up here the postal clerks freak out if any mail even gets near one of the airlines x-ray machines. We have to screen cargo 100%, but the mail just goes right on the aircraft without so much as a word.
We have pulled mail bags off before if they smell of pot or some chemical that is considered hazardous for air transport. We cannot open these packages, that is up to the postal inspector to decide what to do with it.
JR cigars wont ship ups to some states. From JR's Web Site: "All orders sent to California, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin must be shipped via a USPS method"
Mark Twain
Call me Ishmael.
True, but that's because of state taxes and state laws prohibiting tobacco shipments. USPS is federal, and like you said, can still ship cigars. Schumer's statement as a Rep. from NY seemed to me to be talking about the entire country and not the 11 out of 50 states you mentioned.
I saw this as more of a tax issue than a ban.
Hmmm... interesting. ???
But... did You write "Cigars" or maybe "5 cigars" ?
Bilder, that turns upside down my view of receving packages from US.
I was sure, that bigger than a normal letter packages were always checked somehow.
And now, it looks that if someone will write on the package or this some freakin insurance form "t-shirts" and put 30 cigars in it everything should be ok!
Ou Yeah! It looks much better to me!
bilder
Active Member
Packages going overseas may and probably are inspected.
I was talking about Domestic shipments.
Just dont want to get you in any trouble.
I was talking about Domestic shipments.
Just dont want to get you in any trouble.
and I already waaas soooo haaappy! oooh! :sign:Packages going overseas may and probably are inspected.
I was talking about Domestic shipments.
Just dont want to get you in any trouble.