今年以來，美國進口優質手工雪茄的數量給人留下深刻印象。最新數據顯示，8月份當月雪茄進口增長了17%，其中進口漲幅最大的是多米尼加雪茄。

8月份，多米尼加雪茄出口到美國的數量是1270萬支，同比增長39%。阿圖羅富恩特、古巴榮耀、多米尼加之花等品牌是該國雪茄的主要品牌。

美國雪茄市場上的大部分雪茄產自尼加拉瓜，8月份出口到美國的雪茄數量是1930萬支，同比增長了5.6%。這里孕育了帕德龍、奧利瓦、普拉森西亞等很多雪茄品牌。

洪都拉斯8月份出口到美國的雪茄數量是790萬支，同比增長了15.5%，這個中美洲國家擁有非古潘趣、CLE等雪茄品牌。

2021年前三個季度，美國優質雪茄進口量同比增長了48.5%，目前還有三個月的數據沒有出來。前三個季度的進口量已經達到了2.94億支，接近3億支。幾乎可以肯定，美國的雪茄進口量將連續九年超過3億支。這種趨勢還將繼續。

2020年，美國雪茄進口量是3.613億支，如果按照近期的同比增長率來測算，美國2021年全年的雪茄進口量可能超過5億支，但因為2020年底美國的進口量非常大，今年年底的進口量恐怕無法超越2020年底的同期水平。

雪茄行業的高管們都表示，2021年的銷售量非常強勁。

阿什頓雪茄銷售公司的薩蒂亞·萊文說，整個行業在以一種我們從未見過的方式增長，希望整個勢頭可以盡可能的持續下去。

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Imports of premium, handmade cigars continue to impress. The latest figures showed a 17 percent increase for the month of August, with the biggest gains coming from the Dominican Republic.

Dominican shipments soared in August, increasing 39 percent to 12.7 million units. The country is home to such major brands as Arturo Fuente, La Gloria Cubana and La Flor Dominicana.

Nicaragua, the leading producer of cigars for the U.S. market, had a 5.6 percent gain, rising to 19.3 million cigars. It’s where Padrón, Oliva, Plasencia and so many other brands are rolled.

Honduran shipments were up 15.5 percent, to 7.9 million cigars. The Central American country is home to such brands as Punch and CLE.

For the first three quarters of 2021, premium cigar imports rose by 48.5 percent. With a full quarter of reporting left in the year, imports were at 294 million cigars, oh so close to the magic 300 million number. For nine years in a row, cigar imports have hit or exceeded 300 million units, and it’s certain that this streak will continue.

In 2020, 361.3 million cigars were shipped to the United States. If the most recent rate of growth can be maintained—quite a big if—final import numbers for 2021 could exceed 500 million units. But that’s not likely, as the end of 2020 saw incredibly robust import numbers, numbers that would be hard to match later this year.

Still, cigar industry executives say that sales are booming in 2021.

“The industry now is growing in a way we haven’t seen since the boom,” said Sathya Levin of Ashton Distributors. “We want to keep that momentum going as long as possible.”