| The Dominican Republic | | | | USA and Western Europe. |
| The Dominican Republic is the world's largest | | | | Honduras |
| handmade cigar manufacturer. Although its cigar | | | | The cigar industry in Honduras started with tobacco |
| making tradition is very old, production was boosted in | | | | growing and was developed by Cubans and American |
| the 1960's with the Cuban embargo. American cigar | | | | companies. Factories are located in Danli and San |
| companies and exiled Cubans, aided by the recent | | | | Pedro Sula. Honduran cigars are well made and are |
| opening of free zones, set up their factories in the city | | | | exported mainly to the USA. They are becoming very |
| of Santiago de los Caballeros. Later, some European | | | | popular in Europe. Honduran cigars, made with |
| companies came as well. During the 1990's cigar boom, | | | | domestic and imported tobaccos, offer the full range |
| factories grew like mushrooms, both in size and in | | | | of strengths. |
| number. The situation is now back to normal. | | | | Mexico |
| Dominican cigar rollers and bunchers are very skillful, | | | | As with many Latin American countries, Mexico has a |
| making well-constructed cigars of all shapes. | | | | strong tobacco and cigar industry that has diversified |
| Dominican cigars, made with a mix of domestic and | | | | its production by introducing the growth of light |
| imported tobaccos, offer the full range of strengths. | | | | wrapper tobacco seed. Mexican cigars are mainly sold |
| They are exported all around the world, mainly to the | | | | on the domestic market and exported to the USA. |