26 USC 5701 - Rate of tax

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§ 5701. Rate of tax

(a) Cigars

On cigars, manufactured in or imported into the United States, there shall be imposed the following taxes:

(1) Small cigars

(2) Large cigars

Cigars not exempt from tax under this chapter which are removed but not intended for sale shall be taxed at the same rate as similar cigars removed for sale.

(b) Cigarettes

On cigarettes, manufactured in or imported into the United States, there shall be imposed the following taxes:

(1) Small cigarettes

(2) Large cigarettes

(d) Cigarette tubes

(e) Smokeless tobacco

On smokeless tobacco, manufactured in or imported into the United States, there shall be imposed the following taxes:

(1) Snuff

(2) Chewing tobacco

(f) Pipe tobacco

(g) Roll-your-own tobacco

(h) Imported tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 705; Mar. 30, 1955, ch. 18, § 3(a)(9), 69 Stat. 14; Mar. 29, 1956, ch. 115, § 3(a)(9), 70 Stat. 66; Pub. L. 85–12, § 3(a)(7), Mar. 29, 1957, 71 Stat. 9; Pub. L. 85–475, § 3(a)(7), June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 259; Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 202, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1414; Pub. L. 86–75, § 3(a)(7), June 30, 1959, 73 Stat. 157; Pub. L. 86–564, title II, § 202(a)(9), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 86–779, § 1, Sept. 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 998; Pub. L. 87–72, § 3(a)(9), June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 193; Pub. L. 87–508, § 3(a)(8), June 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 88–52, § 3(a)(9), June 29, 1963, 77 Stat. 72; Pub. L. 88–348, § 2(a)(9), June 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 237; Pub. L. 89–44, title V, §§ 501(f), 502(a), June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 150; Pub. L. 90–240, § 4(a), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 776; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1905(a)(24), title XXI, § 2128(a), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1821, 1921; Pub. L. 97–248, title II, § 283(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 568; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIII, § 13202(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 311; Pub. L. 100–647, title V, § 5061(a), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3679; Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11202(a)–(f), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–419; Pub. L. 105–33, title IX, § 9302(a)–(g)(1), (h)(3), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 671, 672, 674; Pub. L. 111–3, title VII, § 701(a)–(g), Feb. 4, 2009, 123 Stat. 106, 107; Pub. L. 115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(a)(250), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1196.)