Shipping Policy on Cigar Auctions

Shipping charges are re-calculated on each invoice to factor in these savings. Therefore, the automatic winning bid confirmations you receive via email after a lot closes will not reflect shipping charges. You should refer to the Consolidated Order Summary Invoice for actual charges.

Standard shipping is UPS Ground, USPS, or a combination of both. If you select a Post Office Box or Rural Route Box as your shipping address your shipment will be delivered by the USPS. Shipping times are estimates and are not guaranteed unless otherwise noted. Expedited shipping methods are not available.

CigarBid does not ship outside of the United States.

We are required to collect and remit sales tax in the following states. Remittance of any other state’s taxes is the responsibility of the purchaser.

-Alabama
-Arizona
-Arkansas
-California
-Colorado
-Connecticut
-Florida
-Georgia
-Hawaii
-Idaho
-Illinois
-Indiana
-Iowa
-Kansas
-Kentucky
-Louisiana
-Maine
-Maryland
-Massachusetts
-Michigan
-Minnesota
-Mississippi
-Nebraska
-New Mexico
-New Jersey
-New York
-Nevada
-North Carolina
-North Dakota
-Ohio
-Oklahoma
-Pennsylvania
-Rhode Island
-South Carolina
-Tennessee
-Texas
-Vermont
-Virginia
-Washington
-Washington DC
-West Virginia
-Wisconsin
-Wyoming

Maryland

Effective October 1, 2019, the State of Maryland will be imposing an Excise Tax on all tobacco products sold by online retailers to Maryland customers. See Maryland House Bill 1301. Please note that this excise tax is in addition to the Maryland sales/use tax already imposed on tobacco products sold to Maryland customers.

The Maryland Excise Tax rate will differ depending on the type of tobacco product sold:
- Premium cigars will be taxed at 15% of the wholesale price, which would equate to an average retail price increase of 7-9%.
- Pipe tobacco will be taxed at 30% of the wholesale price, which would equate to an average retail price increase of 15-20%.

For more details on the Maryland Excise Tax, review the law here. 

Ohio

Effective October 16, 2019, the State of Ohio will be imposing an Excise Tax on all tobacco products delivered to Ohio customers. See Ohio Code 5743.62 Please note that this excise tax is in addition to the Ohio use tax already imposed on tobacco products delivered to Ohio customers.

The Ohio Excise Tax rate will differ depending on the type of tobacco product purchased:
- Most premium cigars (and all pipe tobacco) will be taxed at 17% of the wholesale price, which would equate to an average retail price increase of 8-11% with a maximum of fifty three cents ($.53) per premium cigar.
- Most little cigars with a filter or tip will be taxed at 37% of the wholesale price, which would equate to an average retail price increase of 25-30%

For more details on the Ohio Excise Tax, review the law here. 

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania imposes an Excise Tax on “small cigars” shipped to customers based in Pennsylvania. Specifically, small cigars weighing 4lb per 1000 or less, not in carton packs, and not containing 20 to 25 sticks per pack will be taxed at $0.13 per cigar. 

Please note, we cannot ship to Pennsylvania customers any small cigars weighing 4lb per 1000 or less packed in cartons that contain 20 to 25 sticks per pack.  

All Pennsylvania-based retailers are required to pay an excise tax on loose or pipe tobacco at the rate of 55 cents ($0.55) per ounce, with a minimum excise tax per package of 66 cents ($0.66). Rather than pass the entire tax on to our customers, we have decided to charge only 30 cents ($0.30) per ounce. As a courtesy to our customers, CigarBid will pay the remaining 25 cents ($0.25) per ounce excise tax imposed by Pennsylvania. 

California

While we require all purchasers to be over 21 years of age, California’s Senate Bill 39 requires us to:
• Confirm your delivery of tobacco products by telephone call after 5PM (PT) the day prior to shipment
• Obtain the signature of a person 21 years of age or order before completing the delivery
• Note, in order to comply with this restriction, we are unable to ship to a PO Box or offer certain shipping methods to California.

Connecticut

Due to Connecticut State Regulations, we do not ship the following products to Connecticut addresses:
• Small Cigars (Weighing 3lb per 1000 or less)

Delaware

While we require all purchasers to be over 21 years of age, Delaware’s Title 30 Chapter 53 requires us to:
• Receive and store age verification documents in order to sell a tobacco product to you. We have partnered with Veratad Age and Identity Verification Solutions to safely and securely store your information. This is a one-time process and the information will only be used to comply with your state’s requirements.
• Obtain the signature of a person 21 years of age or order before completing the delivery
• Note, in order to comply with this restriction, we are unable to ship to a PO Box or offer certain shipping methods to Delaware.

Maine

Due to Maine State Regulations, we do not ship the following products to Maine addresses:
• Cigars with Homogenized/HTL Wrappers
• Small Cigars (Weighing 3lb per 1000 or less)
• Pipe Tobacco

Maryland

Due to Maryland State Regulations, we do not ship the following products to Maryland addresses:
• Cigars with Homogenized/HTL Wrappers
• Small Cigars (Weighing 3lb per 1000 or less)
• Pipe Tobacco

Massachusetts

Due to Massachusetts State Regulations, we do not ship any Flavored Tobacco products to Massachusetts addresses.

Montana

Due to Montana State Regulations, we do not ship the following products to Montana addresses:
• Filtered Cigars

South Dakota

Due to South Dakota State Regulations, we do not ship any products to South Dakota addresses.

Utah 

Due to Utah State Regulations, we do not ship any products to Utah addresses.

Vermont

Due to Vermont State Regulations, we do not ship the following products to Vermont addresses:
• Small Cigars (Weighing 4.5lb per 1000 or less)

Washington

Due to Washington State regulations, we cannot ship the following products to Washington addresses:
• Small Cigars (Weighing 3lb per 1000 or less)
• Pipe Tobacco

What is HAZMAT?

HAZMAT is an abbreviation for "hazardous material". Lighters and butane are good examples of HAZMATs that are frequently sold at CigarBid.com. The FAA restricts and regulates HAZMAT shipments. If your shipping address conflicts with FAA regulations, you may see one of the following errors:

Restricted Delivery Areas

Due to FAA regulations, HAZMATs are prohibited to some shipping addresses. Lighters must be shipped via ground parcel services and therefore cannot be shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, FPO, APO, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Parcel shipments usually take up to 3 weeks to arrive.

Shipments to a PO BOX

Due to FAA regulations, lighters must be shipped via ground parcel services. Deliveries to a PO BOX address requires shipment through the US Postal Service (eg. PO Box) utilizing Priority Mail and First Class methods, which are prohibited. Therefore, a physical shipping address must be used.