Cigarillos

Wholesale · Cigarillos

Cigarillos are machine-made small cigars sold in foil packs, typically two to five per pack, and frequently pre-priced by the manufacturer. Prime Supply Distro stocks Game Leaf, Dutch Masters, White Owl, Black & Mild, Show and Good Times for licensed US retailers. Packs are supplied by the box.

What are cigarillos?

A cigarillo is a small machine-made cigar, shorter and narrower than a traditional cigar and wrapped in tobacco leaf or a homogenised tobacco sheet. Cigarillos are sold in sealed foil packs rather than singly or in boxes of loose sticks.

Cigarillos are classified as cigars rather than cigarettes, which is why they are taxed under a different schedule in most states and why the federal rules that apply to cigarettes often do not apply to them.

Is a Black & Mild a cigarillo or a cigar?

Black & Mild is a machine-made cigar filled with pipe tobacco, which puts it in the cigar classification rather than the cigarette one. Retailers commonly shelve it with cigarillos because it sells to the same customer.

The pipe-tobacco filler is what distinguishes it from a standard cigarillo, and it is the reason its flavour profile is different from the rest of the set. For classification and tax purposes it sits with cigars.

This distinction is worth knowing at the counter because customers ask it directly, and because it determines which tax category the item falls into on a retailer's own filings.

What does pre-priced mean on a cigarillo pack?

A pre-priced pack carries a retail price printed on the packaging by the manufacturer. The retailer does not set that price, and the printed figure is the same in every store that stocks the item.

Pre-priced items matter for shelf planning because retailers build sets around price points rather than around brands. A customer looking for a pack at a given price point will take whichever brand sits at it.

Pre-priced status and the printed price point are stated on the product page for every item where they apply, because the manufacturer sets both and they do not change store to store.

Which cigarillo brands does Prime Supply Distro carry?

The cigarillo assortment covers the brands that turn in US smoke shops and convenience accounts, across both pre-priced and non-pre-priced formats.

• Game Leaf
• Dutch Masters
• White Owl
• Black & Mild
• Show
• Good Times

Flavour lineups differ by brand and change more often than the brand list does. Current flavours and pack configurations are listed on each brand's product pages.

How are cigarillos packed for wholesale?

Cigarillos are supplied in sealed foil retail packs, and retail packs are supplied to retailers by the box. Foil sealing protects moisture content, and a pack that has lost its seal is not sellable.

Pack count per unit and pack count per box are listed on each product page, because both vary by brand and by whether the item is pre-priced.