Habanos Packaging Codes

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Habanos Packaging Codes

On the Habanos SA website, a special packaging code is used to describe the Packaging available for each vitola.

The packaging code is made up of 6 parts, each part separated by the hyphen symbol (-).

1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6

The various parts of the code are shown in the following table:

Code Part Spanish Code Part Description
1 Envase exterior Packaging type
2 Material exterior Packaging material
3 Envase interior Internal packaging
4 Distribución interior Layer distribution
5 Envase individual Individual cigar packaging
6 Cantidad Total number of cigars

The individual codes in each part are as follows:

Part 1: Packaging Type – Envase Exterior
Abbreviation Spanish English
CB Cajón Corriente Current Box (standard, dress, or semi-plain box with pin)
CBB Cajón Corriente con Broche Current Box with Brooch
SLB Cajón Corredera Slide Lid Box
BN Cajón Boîte Nature Boîte Nature Box
SBN Cajón Semi Boîte Nature Semi Boîte Nature Box
SPB Estuche Especial Special Cabinets
CAB Gabinete Cabinet
898 Cajón 898 898 Box (two long sides curved)
JAR Jarra Jar
D Display Display
C Cajón Cartón Cardboard Box
BUN Mazo Bundle
P Petaca Pack
PWB Cajón de Plywood Plywood Box

Part 2: Packaging Material – Material Exterior
Abbreviation Spanish English
UW Madera sin Barnizar Unvarnished Wood
VW Madera Barnizar Varnished Wood
C Cartón Cardboard
G Cristal Glass
CER Cerámica Ceramic
S Varios Several
CEL Celofón Cellophane
M Metal Metal
P Papel Paper
A/F Papel de Aluminio Aluminium Paper Foil

Part 3: Internal Packing – Envase Interior
Abbreviation Spanish English
n Ninguno None (not applicable)
C/L Lámina de Cedro Cedar Sheet separators (or lining for jars)
C/S Separadores de Cartón Cardboard separator
C/P Petaca de Cartón Cardboard Pack
A/F Papel de Aluminio Aluminium Paper Foil
A/P Petaca de Aluminio Aluminium Pack
GPSR Papel Glassine con Cinta Sadra Glassine Paper with Silk Ribbon
SR Cinta Sadra Silk Ribbon
CEL Celofón Cellophane
SLB Caja Corredera Slide Lid Box- individual “coffin” box
P Papel Paper

Part 4: Layer Distribution – Distribución Interior
Abbreviation Spanish English
n Ninguno None – not applicable
M Mazo Bundled – not in layers
Numeric Entry Examples Meaning
single number  10 For boxes, represents the number of cigars per layer.
Can be a single layer or one or more equal layers.
 5 For carton packs, represents the number of cigars in each individual pack.
To calculate the number of layers (or packs), divide the total number of cigars (from part 6 of the code) by this number.
multiple numbers 12,13(2 layers)
9,9,7(3 layers)
3,4,3(3 layers)		 For boxes, the numbers (separated by a comma) represents the number of cigars in each layer (from the bottom layer up).

Part 5: Individual Cigar Packaging – Envase Individual
Abbreviation Spanish English
n Ninguno None – not applicable
A/T Tubo de Aluminio Aluminium Tube
A/F Papel de Aluminio Aluminium Paper Foil
G/F Papel Dorado Golden Paper Foil
S/F Papel Seda Tissue Paper
CW Envuelto en Cedro Cedar Wrapped
C/B Caja de Carton Cardboard Box
W/B Caja de Madera Wood Box
G/T Tubo de Cristal Glass Tube
P/T Tubo de Plástico Plastic Tube
CWCEL Envuelto en Cedro y Celofón Cedar Wrapped and Cellophane
CEL Celofón Cellophane
P Papel Paper

Part 6: Total Number of Cigars – Cantidad
Numeric Entry Example Meaning
 a single number 25 For boxes, this is the total number of cigars.
For display/carton packs, this number represents the total number of cigars in the full package.