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Honduran Government Orders Cigar Factories Closed as of Wednesday

Cigar factories in Honduras are preparing for a second wave of closures after the government has ordered them to be shuttered as of Wednesday due…

InterTabac Plans Alternative ITShub Event for November

The organizers of InterTabac, the international tobacco trade show, have announced an alternative event that is scheduled to take place both in-person and virtually in…

Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival 2020 Canceled

Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival 2020 has been canceled due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event which takes place in August is one of…

InterTabac 2020 Canceled

InterTabac 2020 has been canceled. The international tobacco trade show has been scheduled to take place Sept. 18-20, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany. Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, which owns…

Organizer Says InterTabac 2020 Will Happen as Scheduled

The organizer of InterTabac, the world’s largest international tobacco trade show, says the 2020 event is expected to take place as scheduled, in Dortmund, Germany…

The Venetian/Sands Announces COVID-19 Safety Measures, PCA Says 2020 Trade Show Still Happening

The Venetian/Sands Expo Center—the home of the cigar industry’s most important trade show—has publicly unveiled some of the safety measures it will put in place…

FDA’s Substantial Equivalence Deadline Delayed Until Sept. 9, 2020

Cigar companies will not have to submit substantial equivalence until Sept. 9, 2020. After weeks of procedural legal functions, an agreed-upon 120-day delay of the…

Appeals Court Gives Green Light for FDA Substantial Equivalence Delay to September

As expected, a federal appeals court will allow for a 120-day delay of FDA’s substantial equivalence deadline—currently set for May 12—due to the coronavirus COVID-19…

Some Cigar Excise Taxes Officially Delayed by 90 Days

Cigar companies and others will get an additional 90 days to pay the federal excise taxes they owe on products that were imported between March…

Eight Cigar Companies & Two Cigar Trade Groups Seek Indefinite Delay of FDA Substantial Equivalence Due to Coronavirus

A new motion has been filed in one of the lawsuits related to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of cigars, this time…

A List of States Where Cigar Shops are Closed Due to Coronavirus (Big Update)

Like most businesses, cigar shops across the United States are having to make changes to their businesses due to coronavirus COVID-19 and various governmental orders…