Hawai’i Ban on Shipping

[huntertrw]

Welcome to Hawaii -- The new California West!

 

[Zamora]

I just got off the phone today, and spoke to one of the heads of the Tax Department.

Fact, tobacco is not illegal to ship to Hawaii.

A business in the Continental USA, needs a GE & Tobacco License.

GE is $20 a year and Tobacco License $50 a year.

Also, a consumer can file a yearly M110 form, and pay the taxes on their end. If a consumer files the M110, then a business does not have to get a GE and Tax License if they want to leave it up to consumers.

Wow that's pretty cheap and a single customer could easily make that profitable for them several times over. Most states will mail bans don't even have that option.

Wow SC only a 5% GE, Hawaii’s 70% is just ridiculous...

It's like 95% in Washington even though cigars are capped at a sensible 65 cents a stick.

 

[Andre_T]

Ok, I’m bloody confused here! LOL

Hello, didn’t we leave England because of unfair taxes, and come to the land of freedom to escape this! LOL

Holy Crap, is this the 1700s all over again.

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and that was a mere 3%.

 

[PipeIT]

I just put in a WI address in SP and they have a 71% excise tax but it doesn’t show up at checkout

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Edit: also tried it with Arkansas which has an 68% tax and it also doesn’t show up.

The Tax Department told me the 70% is in Wholesale, so we shouldn’t see any hikes from online mainland orders, prices should stay relatively the same, I hope...

 

[fireground_piper]

The retailer isn’t just going to eat a new 70% tax for shipping to Hawaii.

 

[AroEnglish]

and that was a mere 3%.

Not being an American I didn’t realize it was just 3% they were concerned about. Maybe the Brits weren’t so bad

 

[Andre_T]

Not being an American I didn’t realize it was just 3% they were concerned about. Maybe the Brits weren’t so bad

I mean if we had worked things out real football would certainly be more popular.

 

[PipeIT]

The retailer isn’t just going to eat a new 70% tax for shipping to Hawaii.

As I mentioned, 70% is for wholesalers.

Consumers aren’t affected buying online from retailers.

 

[britscab808]

Thanks for all this info!! Has anyone found an online shop willing to ship to Hawaii yet?

Buying online still works out cheaper and the availability, than a smoke shop where I live.

 

[AJL67]

As I mentioned, 70% is for wholesalers.

Consumers aren’t affected buying online from retailers.

I think the point is someone has to pay the 70% call it bideneconomics, the someone is you.