Report: January 2022 Premium Cigar Imports Beat 2021
Despite a more than 40 percent decline in imports of Dominican cigars, the import numbers for January 2022 are up compared to last year.
Report: More Premium Cigars Imported to U.S. in 2021 Than Any Year on Record
The good news: the U.S. imported more premium cigars in 2021 than any year since the CAA started measuring this data.
The bad news: the slowdown has already started.
Report: U.S. Premium Cigar Imports Exceeded 400 Million in 2021
More than 420 million premium cigars were imported to the U.S. during the first 11 months of 2021, far exceeding the imports in 2020. The…
Report: September 2021 Was The Third Month in A Row of 40+ Million Premium Cigar Imports
There were 44.14 million premium cigars imported to the U.S. during September 2021 according to a report from the Cigar Association of America. The organization…
Graded: Ten Questions for 2021
As many do this time of year, it is time to once again look back upon the year coming to a close. But in this…
Report: Premium Cigar Imports Continued to Climb in August
During the first eight months of 2021 there were nearly 100 million more premium cigars imported to the U.S. compared to the same period in…
Philadelphia’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Loses in Court Again
Nearly one year after a federal court granted an injunction preventing Philadelphia from banning the sale of flavored tobacco products, a federal appeals court has…
David Ozgo Replaces Craig Williamson as Cigar Association of America President
David Ozgo is the new president of the Cigar Association of America (CAA). He will replace Craig Williamson, the longtime president of CAA, who announced…
Report: Premium Cigar Imports Remain Strong in July 2021
Premium cigar imports continued at a strong pace during July according to new data from the Cigar Association of America (CAA). via Cigar Association of…
Javier Estades Once Again Elected CAA Chairman
Javier Estades is once again the chairman of the Cigar Association of America (CAA). The trade group has announced that Estades—who is the ceo and…
Ten Questions for 2021
There are less than a dozen hours of the year—the year—remaining. As I’ve done at this point of each year for over a decade, it’s…
