Ok i am going to the dominican Republic in a few weeks and need some advice on how to bring back some excellent cuban cigars. Montecristos and so on i want to bring back 2-3 boxes one for me one for my father in law to be and one for my father how can i get away with this?
ok, heres what you gotta do, its really easy Buy the cuban cigars, and buy some cheap ass cigars that you are allowed to bring in to the country. Take the rings off of the cuban cigars, and put the rings from the cheap cigars on the cubans, then when you put them in your suitcase, just roll them up inside of your t-shirts. Done it myself and know other people that have done it
A friend of mine goes to greece a lot, he says he just puts them in the bottom of his suitcase... that might be riskin it for you, but i guess taking the rings off them would be your best shot. Not sure what Dominican airports are like though.
If you're in the Dominican and you buy them from anywhere that isn't a government store they will be counterfeit. Period. It's that bad there. If you try to save money by buying them from a beach vendor, or someone whose "cousin works at the factory" you will get screwed. Unband them and put them in different boxes and odds are the customs people will just believe you.