Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$1.9 billion$1.9B
vs 2010
2.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
78%
Busiest portTop port
Miami, FL

Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes: mostly from Dominican Republic, 50% of $1.9 billion.

Nicaragua is second at 21%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $1.9B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Dominican Republic$0.94B50.2%
  2. 02Nicaragua$0.39B20.7%
  3. 03Mexico$0.23B12.1%
  4. 04Honduras$0.12B6.5%
  5. 05Turkey$66.2M3.5%
  6. 06Canada$53.9M2.9%
  7. 07Germany$18.3M1.0%
  8. 08Chile$15.2M0.8%
  9. 09Indonesia$11.3M0.6%
  10. 10China$7.0M0.4%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $24.9M1.3%

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Nicaragua11% → 21%
Dominican Republic47% → 50%
Turkey1.2% → 3.5%
Chile0.2% → 0.8%
Honduras6.8% → 6.5%
Indonesia1% → 0.6%
Germany1.6% → 1%
Mexico13% → 12%
China1.5% → 0.4%
Canada6.4% → 2.9%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Most of it comes from Latin America. The Dominican Republic alone sends 50%, and Nicaragua, Mexico and Honduras add another 39%. Turkey ships from the Middle East.

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  1. 01Dominican Republic
  2. 02Nicaragua
  3. 03Mexico
  4. 04Honduras
  5. 05Turkey
  6. 06Canada
  7. 07Germany
  8. 08Chile

Where it lands

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

78% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East Coast ports. Miami alone takes 49%. Port Everglades and Laredo follow at 16% and 8%.

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  1. AMiami, FL $0.91B
  2. BPort Everglades, FL $0.30B
  3. CLaredo, TX $0.16B
  4. DMiami Airport, FL $99.8M
  5. EPhiladelphia, PA $79.8M
  6. FChester, PA $63.2M
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the product is used.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01Florida$1.27B
  2. 02North Carolina$0.20B
  3. 03Pennsylvania$0.14B
  4. 04Virginia$49.7M
  5. 05Ohio$48.2M
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Products in this code

Counted under HS 2402. How we count.