This table contains the large cigar tax rates for each state in the U.S. Taxes are based off prices retailers purchase cigars from manufacturers and distributors. Every premium cigar imported to the U.S. is taxed at 52.75% of the wholesale price, capped at 40.26 cents per cigar.

The example price is the estimated price of a cigar with an MSRP of $9.50 in each respective state. It is to show a real world example of how taxes affect a cigar’s price state-by-state. There is no exact science as retailers assess the tax to consumers in various manners.



State Tax Cap Example Price ($9.50 MSRP) Source Alabama 4.05 cents/cigar $9.59 Link Alaska 75% $16.63 Link Arizona 21.8 cents/cigar $9.94 Link Arkansas 68% 50 cents $10.50 Link California 56.93% $14.91 Link Colorado 40% $13.30 Link Connecticut 50% 50 cents $10.50 Link Delaware 15% $10.93 Link Florida None $9.50 Link Georgia 23% $11.69 Link Hawaii 50% $14.25 Link Idaho 40% $13.30 Link Illinois 36% $12.92 Link Indiana 24% $11.78 Link Iowa 50% 50 cents $10.50 Link Kansas 10% $10.45 Link Kentucky 15% $10.93 Link Louisiana 20% $11.40 Link Maine 43% $13.59 Link Maryland 15% $10.93 Link Massachusetts 40% $13.30 Link Michigan 32% 50 cents $10.50 Link Minnesota 95% 50 cents $10.50 Link Mississippi 15% $10.93 Link Missouri 10% $10.45 Link Montana 50% $14.25 Link Nebraska 20% $11.40 Link Nevada 30% $12.35 Link New Hampshire None $9.50 Link New Jersey 30% $12.35 Link New Mexico 25% $11.88 Link New York 75%* $12.21 Link North Carolina 12.85% $10.72 Link North Dakota 28% $12.16 Link Ohio 17% 50 cents $10.50 Link Oklahoma 12 cents/cigar $9.74 Link Oregon 65% 50 cents $10.50 Link Pennsylvania None $9.50 Link Rhode Island 80% 50 cents $10.50 Link South Carolina 5.5% $10.02 Link South Dakota 35% $12.83 Link Tennessee 6.6% $10.13 Link Texas 1.1 cents/cigar $9.52 Link Utah 86% $17.67 Link Vermont 92% $2 (Cigars Under $10)/$4 ($10+) $13.50 Link Virginia 20% $11.40 Link Washington 95% 65 cents $10.80 Link Washington D.C. None $9.50 Link West Virginia 12% $10.64 Link Wisconsin 71% 50 cents $10.50 Link Wyoming 20% $11.40 Link

*New York’s cigar tax is set at 75 percent, but the state has established an “industry standard relief” that can be applied in some instances. This rate is effectively 28.5 percent of the wholesale price. More details on the industry standard can be found here

Last updated: April. 10, 2017.