Step 1
Produce / Allocate
You manufacture or allocate stock at origin — the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras or another producing country.
How It Works
One inbound shipment. Multiple market releases.
The model is simple: ship production from origin into one central Swiss bonded stock position, hold it professionally under cigar-specific conditions, and release stock in controlled quantities to your appointed importers, distributors and other permitted commercial partners as each market develops.
Origin
Factory / Producer
Production is manufactured or allocated at origin.
Central Stock Position
Cigar Logistics — Swiss Bonded Hub
Received, inspected, stored under bond, managed and prepared.
Your Partner
Appointed Importer / Distributor
Handles local import, excise and compliance in its market.
Destination
Market
Germany, the Netherlands, France, Asia — market by market, as distribution develops.
The Five Steps
From origin to appointed partner.
A prospect should be able to understand the model in under a minute. Here is the full flow of your stock through the hub.
Step 2
Ship to Switzerland
A consolidated commercial shipment is sent to the Cigar Logistics bonded warehouse, subject to the agreed commercial and customs documentation.
Step 3
Receive & Hold Centrally
Stock is checked in, recorded by client and SKU, and stored under cigar-specific controlled conditions — visible to you in real time.
Step 4
Release by Market
As you appoint importers or receive commercial orders, the relevant quantities are picked and prepared — nothing is committed early.
Step 5
Ship to the Appointed Partner
We dispatch to the nominated importer, distributor, duty-free partner or other permitted commercial destination, with documentation and status reporting.
Then Repeat
Market by Market
The remaining inventory stays centrally held, ready to be allocated to the next market as your distribution develops.
A Worked Example
500 boxes, four SKUs, one hub.
A Dominican cigar brand produces 500 boxes across four SKUs. Rather than committing all 500 boxes to Germany before the German launch is proven, the brand ships the production to Switzerland.
Cigar Logistics receives and stores the stock. The brand's German importer then requests 120 boxes for the initial launch. Those boxes are prepared and dispatched to the importer, which completes the German excise, Track & Trace, stamps and local compliance.
The remaining inventory stays centrally held — and can later be allocated to Germany, the Netherlands, France, Asia or another authorised market as distribution develops.
- 500 boxes / 4 SKUs shipped once, from origin to Switzerland
- 120 boxes released to the German importer for launch
- Importer completes excise, Track & Trace and local compliance
- 380 boxes remain centrally held for future markets
- Full visibility throughout via the inventory system
The Commercial Benefit
Flexibility. You do not have to decide the final destination of every box at the moment production leaves the factory — stock is released only when a distributor is appointed or a market order exists.
Ready to structure your central stock position?
Tell us your production origin, SKU count, initial quantities and target markets — we will map the flow with you.