i smoke marlboros when in the DR. the paper, tobacco, box, filters, cellophane, everythingcomes from the US. the only thing they do in the DR is assemble the damn things. a marlboro in NY tastes the same as a marlboro in the DR. bring back a few cartons. whenever one of my in-laws comes over from the DR, even friends of my wife, they make sure to have a few cartons for me. in NY i am saving roughtly 75$ per carton if not more. don't mess with the duty free shop, they're cheaper in the supermarket and legal to bring into the US although the limit is, i think, 2 cartons. i have never met a dominican that smokes more than myself, pack a day. but they'll smoke if they see i have them.................