Cigars - Cigarone

[DOD]Asprilla · 13 Oct 2009 at 16:13

This is really for Bear, because I know this is where he gets his cigars from but if anyone else can help then great.

I'm running low on HdM Petit Robustos and my mate has stopped going to Zurich on business. How much do you usually pay in customs charges on top of the price from Switzerland?

I know the tarrif is about £170 per kg, but I'm after real world examples here.

Cheers.

monkentage · 13 Oct 2009 at 16:19

[DOD]Asprilla · 13 Oct 2009 at 16:30

monkentage said:
£0.

I had a suspicion that might be the case, but I jsut wanted to check.

MidnightLamp · 15 Oct 2009 at 10:23

if your package does get checked, then it can be a bit 20-60 quid?

recent changes to swiss post regulations means the cigar retailers now have to state CIGARS on customs declaration, so you might find more packages charged now than before. having said that i placed an ordered recently and it slipped through. cab of 50 partagas lusitanias, beautiful.

[DOD]Asprilla · 15 Oct 2009 at 10:48

Cheers for that.

Not sure what the cost would be. 25 Petit Robustos is about 250g, so that's around £40 in additional charges. However, I don't know if they just weigh the entire parcle including packaging and then charge you base on that number.

MidnightLamp · 15 Oct 2009 at 11:10

its win win really, even with the customs charge, prices nearly always work out cheaper than buying from UK!

check out ukcigarforums.com,
really great bunch of people and loads of good info on cigars. (im lascaux over there)

these came through from cigarsofhabanos.com the other day

yum yum!

[DOD]Asprilla · 15 Oct 2009 at 11:55

Sir, those are some mighty sticks.

Cheers for the pointer, I've registered andso I'll probably see you about over there.

Bear · 15 Oct 2009 at 18:22

[DOD]Asprilla;15085383 said:
This is really for Bear, because I know this is where he gets his cigars from but if anyone else can help then great.

I'm running low on HdM Petit Robustos and my mate has stopped going to Zurich on business. How much do you usually pay in customs charges on top of the price from Switzerland?

I know the tarrif is about £170 per kg, but I'm after real world examples here.

Cheers.

I only have about two left myself but to answer your question cough nothing mumble cough cough....

Five_Star · 15 Oct 2009 at 19:05

Cigarone only ship in multiples of 50 to avoid inspecton & charges at customs, very discrete packaging as well.

I've never paid any extra charges when shopping with them.

monkentage · 15 Oct 2009 at 19:53

MidnightLamp said:
these came through from cigarsofhabanos.com the other day

What's the packaging like from that company? Would someone have to open the package to determine it contains cigars?

MidnightLamp · 16 Oct 2009 at 00:11

yeah they would, just a cardboard box!

but like i said all the swiss sites now have to state cigars on the packages. might see an increase in packages being charged (though ive ordered a couple since the changes to policy and been fine)

[DOD]Asprilla · 16 Oct 2009 at 14:21

Well I've ordered from cigarsofhanabos today so we'll see what turns up. As it happens I've got a mate passing though Geneva next weekend so I'll get another box then.

I'll keep tabs on cigarone and see if we see an increase in charges.

MidnightLamp · 3 Nov 2009 at 22:08

Two lovely boxes greeted me this afternoon. swift, safe and sound delivery. YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM! cab of punch DC's and box of hoyo DCs, both from '05
from 1001cubans,

They threw in 5 extra double coronas. very kind.
yum yum

MidnightLamp · 19 Feb 2010 at 11:41

new additions to the humi:

La Gloria Cubana UK RE gloriosos and a box of upmann no.2s from 2001

a very special rare mexican release box got destroyed by border agency tho... VERY angry

VFR_KID · 19 Feb 2010 at 13:22

This may come as a stupid question.

Do you guys collect these or do you smoke them?

Just i know there are people out there who purely collect them.

Im partial to one myself now and then but never really had the joys of smoking a decent quality cig.

MidnightLamp · 20 Feb 2010 at 11:37

i know a few collectors, one with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stock... he can smoke whatever he wants, but obv with stock that extensive he sells aged and rare stuff for profit.

at the moment i smoke everything, eventually ill have enough funds to play about with to buy a few boxes more of everything I like with the view of selling half of them off for profit. its quite safe really, pretty much any box you buy you can sell for more given 5-10 years of aging in good condition. and buying up lots of boxes of the rare releases, most will double-triple in price through the years as they become harder to source