Wholesale cigarette sales to retail buyers continue to increase in the United States. Ever wonder why cigarettes cost so much in the USA? Cigarette taxes imposed by federal, state, and local governments, account for most of the cost of cigarettes in the USA. New York City cigarette smokers pay some of the highest taxes in the USA. A package of cigarettes in the City of New York is burdened with $0.39 in federal excise tax, $1.50 in state tax, and another $1.50 in city tax. This does not include the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) fees paid by manufactures of cigarettes in the United States, more money collected by state governments for cigarette sales, as well as the actual profit made by cigarette manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. It is not uncommon for New York City cigarette smokers to pay $7 - $8 for a single pack of cigarettes.
As these taxes increase, so does the shift toward buyers looking to purchase cigarettes at wholesale prices from online stores or crossing state lines to purchase cigarettes in lower tax states. Recent tax increases by the City of Chicago has resulted in large numbers of smokers purchasing cigarettes from online wholesalers and traveling across county and state lines to purchase cigarettes. The tax will eventually show city officials that increasing taxes on cigarettes simply shifts buying patterns of cigarette smokers to other less expensive options. The internet is one of the most popular methods of buying wholesale cigarettes. The option has become popular due to the ease at which buyers can order online and receive their cigarettes at home. Another option for many is to simply travel to lower tax states or to purchase from Native American cigarette stores if they live within a reasonable distance from these sovereign territories. Most cigarette smokers in high tax areas such as New York, Washington, Maine, Michigan, and Hawaii have considered online purchases of cigarettes simply to afford the cost of cigarettes.
A typical package of USA made cigarettes purchased from a wholesaler over the internet can range from $2.50 - $3.00 per pack, compared to $6 - $8 per pack in most high tax states. Governmental bodies claim the continuing increase in taxes is meant to curb demand. Most however realize that cigarette taxes account for a large portion of operating budgets and that the increase in cigarette taxes often coincides with budget constraints in local or state coffers. Canada, who long held some of the highest cigarette taxes, shifted policy away form increasing taxes in order to collect more taxes. How can this be? Lowering taxes actually enabled more smokers to purchase locally rather than over the internet thus enabling the government to collect more taxes, not less.
In the USA, the trend is in the opposite direction, increasing taxes incrementally and thus forcing cigarette smokers to choose alternative methods such as buying wholesale cigarettes online and thus leaving the tax collectors with nothing. Visit www.wholesaleamericansmokes.com for more information about wholesale cigarette prices and comparison. |
