Cigars Made in Central China's Hubei Province go on International Markets

Source from:  Tobaccochina Online 12/28/2009

Hubei Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation and its foreign trade partner Zimpex Co., Ltd. jointly held a high-profile ceremony at the Three Gorges Cigarette Factory in Yichang City of Hubei Province at 4:00 p.m. on December 14 to mark the departure of a first shipment of cigars made in Hubei to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The department of the shipment signified a major historic breakthrough in foreign trade on the part of the cigar-making project in Hubei Province, and even the whole of the cigar-making sector of China's tobacco industry. It also meant that high-grade cigars of Maoda, S|X and other brands made in Hubei Province were going on international markets. On November 18, 2009, Hubei Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation and Zimpex Co., Ltd. signed a contract for the export of a first batch of cigars made in Hubei, after consultation and negotiation for a year. As a result, Hubei Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation realized its first export of hand-made high- and medium-grade cigars. In less than one month, the cigar-making subsidiary of Hubei Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation well accomplished the tasks of package designing, raw materials purchasing, product manufacturing, refrigeration, sterilization, commodity inspection for export, etc, with the quality of products meeting all the relevant national technical standards and the requirement for export. The shipment of 550,000 cigars of Maoda and S|X brands in three specifications was expected to arrive in markets in the Middle East around the Christmas season. So far, Hubei Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation and Zimpex Co., Ltd. have started their negotiations on bilateral cooperation in 2010. The two sides are expected to hold consultations and negotiations on export planning, marketing of brand name products on overseas markets, raw materials supply, processing of cigars with American brands, etc, with broad prospects for bilateral cooperation in the next year. Enditem