Coding of Manufacture Data of Cuban Cigar Boxes
Since the beginning of 2000, the Cubans, i.e. Habanos S.A., have more or less eliminated the complicated coding of manufacture data found on the underside of each cigar box. As a result, each Cuban cigar box is now assigned a code which clearly indicates the production month as well as the last two digits of the respective production year (e.g. NOV01 for November 2001). The procedures which were previously used were cracked in the shortest of time and spread over the internet.
| ENE |
FEB |
MAR |
ABR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AGO |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
| January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
The production codes of Cuban cigar factories
The production codes of Cuban cigar factories are sorted according to region, and then alphabetically, according to the coding. The factory’s name before the revolution is specified in parentheses.
| La Havana |
|
| Fernando Perez German (Partagas) |
EAT |
| José Marti (H. Upman) |
ECA |
| Briones Montoto (Romeo Y Julieta) |
EDC |
| Juan Carlos Sains (Por Larranaga) |
EEO |
| Carlos Balino (El Rey del Mundo) |
EGD |
| Heroes de Moncada |
ENI |
| Miguel Fernandez Roig |
EOG |
| El Laguito |
EUN |
| |
|
| Sancti Spiritus |
|
| Trinidad |
CAC |
| Zaza del Medio |
CCA |
| Taguasco |
CDU |
| Arroyo Blanco |
CEG |
| Fomento |
CGI |
| Sancti Spiritus |
CID |
| Guayoa |
CNE |
| Cabaiguen |
COT |
| Jatibonica |
CTO |
| Perea |
CUN |
| |
|
| Vila Clara |
|
| Quernade de Guines |
CUN |
| Santa Clara II |
DAT |
| Remedios |
DCO |
| Camajuani |
DDE |
| Manicaragua |
DEG |
| Placentas |
DGC |
| Esperanza |
DIT |
| Santo Domingo |
DNC |
| Baez |
DNU |
| Ranchuelo |
DOD |
| Santa Clara I |
DTA |
| Vueltas |
DUN |
| |
|
| Pinar del Rio |
|
| Consolacion del Sur |
GAO |
| Piloto |
GCN |
| Candelaria |
GDI |
| Pinar del Rio |
GNU |
| San Juan |
GOC |
| |
|
| Havana |
|
| Guira I |
TAE |
| San Antonio I |
TCI |
| Guira II |
TDC |
| Artemisa I |
TEN |
| Artemisa II |
TEC |
| San Antonio de las Vegas |
TGT |
| Quivican |
TIO |
| Bejucal |
TND |
| San Antonio II |
TNG |
| Guines |
TOU |
| San Nicolas |
TUD |
| Santa Cruz del Norte |
TTA |
| |
|
| Santiago de Cuba |
|
| Santiago de Cuba |
AGE |
| |
|
| Cienfuegos |
|
| Cienfuegos II |
OAI |
| Cumanayagua |
OET |
| Lajas |
OIN |
| Cruces |
OOG |
| Cienfuegos I |
OTC |
| |
|
| Granma |
|
| Bajamo |
NAT |
| Jiguani |
NOO |
| |
|
| Holguin |
|
| Antillas |
UNG |
| Gibara |
UDI |
| Holguin I |
UAN |
| Holguin II |
UCE |
| San Andres |
UET |
|
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