Cigarette tubes are taxed at the following rates under 26 U.S.C. 5701(d):

Open Table
Product Tax rate for each 50 tubes* for removals during the years:
2002 to
March 31, 2009
April 1, 2009 and after
Cigarette tubes up to 612 ” long $ 0.0244 $ 0.0630
Cigarette tubes over 612 ” long Use rates above, but count each 234 inches, or fraction thereof, of the length of each as one cigarette tube.

*Tax rate for less than 50 tubes is the same. The tax is not prorated.

(72 Stat. 1414; 26 U.S.C. 5701)

[T.D. TTB-75, 74 FR 14483, Mar. 31, 2009]


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