Cigar Sales Going Strong in Cuba

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 15th 2006 at 7:08PM

Cuban cigars are still going strong. The country sold about 160 million cigars last year in a $350 million business exporting cigars to Asia and Europe. The total was in line with recent years’ sales. The world market for premium cigars is about 400 million, half of which are sold in the United States although Cuban cigars can not be legally sold here. I wonder how many counterfeit Cubans were sold in the U.S. last year and what the numbers would be if Cuban cigars could be sold here.

[vintage poster via Havana Mike]

Tags: cigars, cuban cigars, CubanCigars, exports from cuba, habanos, havana

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Gunnar Heinrich Feb 16th 2006 2:39AM

I would bet that Cuba's cigar industry would triple if they were legally able to export to the United States. Since America is largest market for just about everything - 50% of all cigars worldwide are smoked in the U.S. - then it would only make sense that once the trade embargo is lifted, the Cuban cigar companies (like Cohiba) will celebrate their liberation.

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WhiTetea Feb 16th 2006 4:16AM

To Gunnar Heinrich.
Concerning triple - it's overstatement. Sale increase,of course, but I think аfter legalization increase counterfeit cigar industry as said Havana Mike.