CRA Updates
On September 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a redesigned Form FDA 3741, consolidating establishment registration and product listing into a single filing for every regulated tobacco product…
Read MoreOn September 24, 2026, the German Bundestag held its first reading of the federal government’s draft amendment to the Tobacco Tax Act (Tabaksteuergesetz), a measure designed to raise excise duties…
Read MoreTwo developments in the South Pacific this month offer a timely lesson for American lawmakers weighing how aggressively to tax and restrict tobacco products — and why a precise definition…
Read MoreSan Diego is the latest California city to test how far outdoor smoking restrictions can reach. A proposal now before the San Diego City Council would ban outdoor smoking and…
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The Town of Corte Madera has introduced a ban on all tobacco purchases in town. CRA filed a public comment, available below, urging a narrow, age-gated exemption anchored to the…
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The UK’s Plain Packaging and Germany’s Tax Proposal The United Kingdom: an existential fight with an October deadline. On July 10, 2026, the UK Department of Health and Social Care…
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For decades, the U.S. embargo on Cuba has kept Cuban cigars out of American hands. But recent developments, from confirmed talks between the Trump Administration and the Cuban government to…
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Please Note: The importation figures in this article are derived from the U.S. Government’s import codes and do not currently differentiate between hand-made premium cigars, as set forth in the…
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If you buy premium cigars in New York, you already know the pain. The state currently taxes cigars at 75% of the wholesale price with no meaningful cap — making…
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In August of 2023, Judge Amit P. Mehta handed the premium cigar industry one of the most important legal victories in its history, vacating the FDA’s regulatory authority over premium…
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