I guess I should not complain about $75 for 13 ounces. But they really should not be picking on pipe smokers. The only evil one I ever knew of was Stalin.
Crazy Tax on Pipe Tobacco
- Thread starter Grumpy11
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I'm sure some of the members actually in Aus and NZ will comment at some point! I left Australia in Jan 2020 but since then they have increased the excise duty on tobacco.
As of yesterday (1st March 2022) the duty payable on 1Kg of tobacco is AU $1610 !!!
So using the 14oz tub example...
AU$1610 = US $1172 (at current rates)
14oz = 435,5 grammes
$38.25 + (1172 x .4356) = $548.77
+gst (i.e VAT) at 10%
total US $603.64
I take it you haven't been lurking here very long...
Lots of States have high excise taxes on tobacco that have been on the books for decades. Sales taxes have been payable, but the onus has been on the consumer to pay them for online sales. That changed with the Wayfair ruling.
And technically, you're on the hook for the excise taxes, even if it's mailed from out of state. Just because it hasn't been enforced doesn't mean you couldn't be assessed down the road. Paying the excise tax is on the honor system. But that too is beginning to change.
And technically, you're on the hook for the excise taxes, even if it's mailed from out of state. Just because it hasn't been enforced doesn't mean you couldn't be assessed down the road. Paying the excise tax is on the honor system. But that too is beginning to change.
Current pricing for 50gm tins in Australia at the moment are between $125 - $150 AUD depending on brand etc.
Luckily for me I've come across 3 or 4 parcels that have fallen off the back of various trucks in the past year and have an actual cellar going.
Sheer coincidence, nothing more.
Luckily for me I've come across 3 or 4 parcels that have fallen off the back of various trucks in the past year and have an actual cellar going.
Sheer coincidence, nothing more.
I’m in NZ. I commented above. 1.5oz of PA would be about $110us. It’s now becoming illegal to sell tobacco in NZ in quantities more than 50g, so if it were even possible to get a 14oz tub, it would be in the vicinity of a grand.
Oh yeah. I just quickly pulled up a random price comparison. On SPC a single AJ Fernandez Bella’s Artes Robusto is $9.50 compared to $40 here.
That said, cigars are exempt from the tobacco import ban, so they can still be ordered at American prices and then have duty and GST/VAT on them - this works out cheaper as one doesn’t have to pay brokerage or import fees and can use the super saver shipping option which saves about $20 on a small order.
I'm 20 minutes from JRs in Selma. A tub is 32 bucks. They have a lounge. Ya'll come on up.
If you're ever in the Myrtle Beach area, call Low Country Pipes and Cigars. They are Smoking Pipes which is right down the road from the store. Tell them you're visiting the store and what items you want and they will have it waiting for you when you get there. I've done it.
.... and to imagine I've been thinking $30 for a 14oz can of Raleigh was getting expensive. Looks like you Canadians are the victims of a "sin tax". 
This was some Peterson MyMixture 965, but it was a roundabout price for most of the tins. After tax about $25 USD at retail for a 50g or 1.75oz tin’s not bad
I’m passing through later this year. I have property in Maryland and Need to visit it later. I always stay there.
Let me know when you're heade up. I'll smoke a bowl with ya