selling cigarettes in usa

merchantcool · #1 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 09:06 AM

hi
try to sell cigarettes to usa. I have 3 years online selling cigarettes experience on Chinese market in USA. right now i try to open USA english speaker market. however, it is hard for me to promote my website. please give any suggestion. my website is www.ukcig.com
i am also looking forward partniship in usa market
thank you

davidmg · #2 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 01:47 PM

It's going to be hard. Smoking is on the decline in the US. Cities are banning smoking in restraunts and bars accross the US and yesterday Marriot hotels announced that they are now smoke free. Even here in Ohio they are adding another 30 cent tax to a pack. Your customer base is shrinking.

merchantcool · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 11:15 PM

what i am doing is mailling cigarrate from China to USA. Since it is selling on interent, it is tax free.
in additon, each time we only mailing two cartons cigarattes for customer personal using. therefore, customer buy cigarettes on my website www.ukcig.com is much cheaper. i do this business for couple years.

it is really profitable

A. Smith · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2006, 04:44 PM

hmmm, if that even legal?

etechsupport · #5 (**permalink**) 07-26-2006, 07:38 AM

You may consider to visit on relevant forums, possibly you could get some suggestion over there from few ppl those dealing with similar nature of business.

Feydakin · #6 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 10:32 AM

Definately not tax free.. In fact, sending cigarettes without the proper import duties being paid is most likely smuggling..

The group to talk to is the Buruea of Alchohol, Tobbaco, and Firearms here in the US.. (ATF).. They are hard to work with sometimes, (we tried to get a distillary opened making premium Vodka) but they will make sure that you are legal..