My wife and I are going to Jamaica for our honeymoon and with this being my first time flying internationally I've got no idea how these things work. I've got my 15 count loaded with cigars and now I'm thinking....can I take cigars into the country, if so how many? I don't want to get there and have them take my cigars.

i know coming back into the us the no cubans thing, one bottle of booze without being taxed....I'm not worried about that.
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http://jamaica.visahq.com/customs/
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If you like Jamaican rum bring as much as you can back with you. The taxes on a bottle of 40 proof rum are only a couple bucks for each bottle over your limit.

Your limit before taxes is two by the way since you and your wife are flying. :-)
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i knew I liked you :-) time to repack
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unpack all your indecent and obscene prints? :-)

:-)
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hope they don't search my hard drive :-)
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just make sure that you do not have Cubans and you should be fine. I had to throw out lighters, pop,2 bottles of liquor, 3 bottles of champagne. make sure you put that kind of stuff in the checked luggage. I flew there with more than 25 cigars, A tiny humidor jar, a cutter all in my carry on and they didn't even bother me. :-)
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well i won't be coming back to the us with any....does jamican customs really care if you bring cubans with you?
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Put your cigars and tools in your check-in luggage. No worries and enjoy your trip. If you are going to a resort, wait until you're there before buying native smokeables.
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cigars in checked luggage? sounds like a good way for them to go mia....things that always go in my carry on, cigars, valuables, electronics
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Hmmm, I wonder what else there would be to smoke in Jamaica :-)
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I always put my cigars in my carry-on. The lighter and the cutter go in checked luggage.
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There's little checking of luggage or stealing of a couple cigars leaving the USA. The original poster is worried about the process, so checking them in with your luggage is easier. Would I check-in my Vacheron or ThinkPad? Probably not.
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Why would they care where your cigars are from? They just wanna see if you're trying to introduce non-native flora/fauna or to see if you're attempting to avoid paying import duties on goods beyond your personal exemption. Check them or carry them on, it doesn't really matter.
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not the Jamaicans but US immigration or maybe it was me they liked to harass. :-) for the confusion
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yeah there will be no cubans brought back to the us, i don't want to roll those dice. However, there maybe a few that are stuck down at the bottom of the travel humidor
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dude, I brought a whole box into the US last year, no sweat. At Atlanta one customs guy asked Simon about his cigars, Simon just said "non Cubans" and that was all. He didn't even had to unpack them.
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Have flown to the states with 4 boxes of CC's in my luggage and all they took was my lighter. You worry way too much Kevin.
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yeah I've been told that before. Just wanted to get my ducks in a row :-)
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hey have fun either way good luck, i wouldnt take an expensive lighter or cutter but thats just my 2 cents..
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