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  1. Oct62026
    CBP CAPE Phase 3 opens for finally liquidated IEEPA entries Limited to importers covered by a court-ordered reliquidation.
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  2. Oct302026
    Cuba professional meetings travel wind-down ends Last day of the wind-down after OFAC removed the professional meetings general license.
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  3. By end of 2026
    European Commission's targeted date for proposing the Tobacco Products Directive revision A stated target, not a fixed deadline.
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  4. Jan12027
    Nicaragua Section 301 duty rises to 10% Applies to goods that do not originate under CAFTA-DR.
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  5. Jan12027
    Illinois $0.75 per-cigar cap and remote seller rules take effect Remote sellers with $100,000 or more in Illinois sales must license and collect.
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  6. Jan12027
    Nebraska and Utah remote seller rules for cigars and pipe tobacco begin Nebraska applies above $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions. Utah opens a licensed path for remote sales.
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  7. As early as February 2027
    Earliest point some IEEPA refund suits may face the two-year limit Suits under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i) face the two-year limit in § 2636(i), and when that clock starts is unsettled. Check your own entries well before then.
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  8. Dec312027
    Louisiana tiered cigar tax and 50-cent top rate sunset Prior rates return January 1, 2028 unless the legislature acts.
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  9. Jan12028
    Nicaragua Section 301 duty rises to 15% Applies to goods that do not originate under CAFTA-DR.
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  10. From 2028, if adopted
    Proposed start of the phase-in of new EU excise minimums on cigars Depends on unanimous adoption by the Council. The May 2026 compromise would phase in to full rates by 2032.
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Dates marked with a phrase rather than a day are targets or estimates and are not included in the calendar file. Always confirm deadlines that apply to your own entries, filings or products.

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