The Exemption Already Exists. Washington Just Needs to Apply It Twice.
Premium cigars won their FDA exemption in court. CRA is now asking the agency to say so in writing — while the same category gets no exemption at all under Section 301 tariffs.
Premium cigars won their FDA exemption in court. CRA is now asking the agency to say so in writing — while the same category gets no exemption at all under Section 301 tariffs.
Section 301 duties took effect July 24 at 12.5 percent for Dominican and Nicaraguan cigars. BCB read all 431 pages, and Chapter 24 tobacco appears in no exemption anywhere.
WASHINGTON, DC (August 22, 2023) – Andrew Perraut of Cigar Rights of America (CRA) presented today before a U.S. Food and…
U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exempt premium cigars from tobacco regulations that the Agency put in place in 2016. This ruling, which follows nearly seven years of litigation, is a historic victory for the industry and a significant pushback against arbitrary FDA regulation.
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