Tax and duty free cigarettes are terms that are often used interchangeably, even though they do not denote the same thing. A duty free cigarette is one that an American cigarette manufacturer produces exclusively for the foreign market. For example, Camel cigarettes that are made for the German market oftentimes look a bit different than their American market counterparts, contain some wording in German, and may also differ in other ways. Sometimes the tobacco used differs from the one used to manufacture American blends while other times the rolling paper and the filter components are dissimilar.

Tax free cigarettes, on the other hand, are found for sale in Native American stores located on reservations. Since the tribes are nations in and of themselves, they may choose not to charge the tax and in doing so they are not breaking any laws; however, the sale of tax free cigarettes on the Internet has recently gotten under fire for the fact that the ‘Net is not located on the Reservation but instead spans the globe, and major credit card companies have pulled their support for the practice by no longer allowing charges from these stores to be processed. It is anyone’s guess what the future of tax free cigarettes online will be.

While there is no legal way to buy tax free cigarettes from anyone but a Native American tribe, the sometimes misleading ads for tax free cigarettes persist. In some cases these are duty free cigarettes for sale in America which have been brought back by enterprising webmasters. It is important to remember that to buy duty free cigarettes online from such an outfit is not legal. As a matter of fact, only the manufacturer itself is permitted to import its own tax free products from oversees.

Other times the cheapest duty free cigarettes may be purchased at airports, train stations and other international venues. Smokers have been known to travel with an extra empty suitcase to simply hold the duty free products she or he is planning to purchase for personal use. It is noteworthy that many countries are now cracking down on what used to be a free for all, and while cars are not routinely searched at the European borders, there are some moments of nail biting for those who are smuggling large quantities across the borders. Generally speaking, when looking in the United States for tax free or duty free smokes, take a look at the manufacturers’ websites. Sometimes you may find links or hints as to where to find these cheaper smokes.