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PfiifeCheib

Lurker
Jan 30, 2025
11
21
Switzerland
Ive been puffin for about a year now! Currently faced with the problem of which tobaccos I should leave my fingers off of because a lot of names dont seem to have a future. (I found out yesterday that no retailer will be importing any Gawith blends anymore)
I have a savinelli fragola, an estate and a cob. Discovering the joys of virginia flakes at the moment! Ive got the luxury of having a B&M dedicated solely to pipes (no hate to cigars) within a 15 minutes stroll!
 

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PfiifeCheib

Lurker
Jan 30, 2025
11
21
Switzerland
Welcome from Ludlow, UK.

What BingBong said. Meanwhile, you can always order the precious Gawith weed online from a UK retailer. (I have to get my favourite MacBaren blends from retailers in Germany. The whole thing is insane).
As far as I understand it UK retailers cant sell/ship Tobacco to individuals outside of the UK sadly. (At least thats what has been said on the Websites of UK retailers ive visited)
 

MisterBadger

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 6, 2024
874
6,973
Ludlow, UK
As far as I understand it UK retailers cant sell/ship Tobacco to individuals outside of the UK sadly. (At least thats what has been said on the Websites of UK retailers ive visited)
They can, but they have to register to be able legally do so. For some reason it may not be worth their while to sell to Switzerland - I wonder what the reason for that could be: administrative costs and import taxes exceeding sales benefits, perhaps?
 

PfiifeCheib

Lurker
Jan 30, 2025
11
21
Switzerland
They can, but they have to register to be able legally do so. For some reason it may not be worth their while to sell to Switzerland - I wonder what the reason for that could be: administrative costs and import taxes exceeding sales benefits, perhaps?
Ah good to know! I mean I doubt they saw a huge market for selling tobacco from the UK to switzerland as we had importers like Synjeco bringing in Gawith. Maybe theyll reconsider after seeing the end of gawith imports but i doubt it considering our market size in terms of individual consumers that will seek them out. Whats at least interesting is that we tend to get a lot of the limited editions from smaller blenders somehow? Like we still have Palmetto balkan or Folklore available which is cool.