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Behike 52

The smaller of the Behike line. Medio Tiempo–leaf blend that's been Habanos's most allocated cigar since 2010.

Robusto Extra Ring 52 119 mm Box of 10 flagship

Tracking 3 offers across 2 countries · range €1,510–€3,003 · spread 99%

Retailer Country Duty / Ships Box price ≈ EUR € / cigar Stock
Cigarrhyllan 🇸🇪 Sweden
Duty-paid 🇸🇪 Ships in-country
SEK 17,354 €1,510 €150.98 Last verified · 12 May Shop →
Cigarmust (LCDH Lugano/Mendrisio) LCDH 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Duty-paid 🇨🇭 Ships worldwide · duty extra
CHF 2,860 €3,003 €300.30 Last verified · 15 May Search on site →
Cigarrspecialisten (LCDH-tier Växjö) 🇸🇪 Sweden
Duty-paid 🇸🇪 Ships in-country
SEK 20,250 €1,762 €176.18 Last verified · 12 May Shop →

Two data sources: Rows with a ● LIVE badge are scraped every 6 hours and reflect the retailer's current price + stock state. Rows showing Last verified · 15 May are historical manual research — the retailer may not currently carry this SKU or may be sold out. Always tap "Shop →" and verify availability on the retailer's site before purchasing. We're expanding live-scraping coverage to every SKU monthly.

Reading the "Duty / Ships" column. Duty-paid is where the listed price is genuinely all-in — excise duty + VAT already baked in. Buy from a duty-paid country and what you see is what you pay. Buy across borders and the destination country charges its own tobacco excise + VAT on top:

  • 🇸🇪 SE, 🇩🇰 DK, 🇫🇮 FI, 🇮🇪 IE: Customs intercepts inbound tobacco mail orders. A box of 25 Cuban premiums typically gets a €100–€300 surcharge at the door.
  • 🇬🇧 UK (post-Brexit): UK Tobacco Products Duty (~£5.31/kg + 16.5% ad valorem on cigars) + 20% VAT. A €765 box typically becomes £1,250–1,400 delivered.
  • 🇨🇭 CH ↔ EU: Outside the EU customs union — destination duty + VAT applies in both directions.

Tip: tap show all-in rows for my country to dim every retailer whose listed price isn't fully duty-paid where you live. Always verify the total delivered cost on the retailer's checkout before buying.

About this cigar

Cohiba Behike 52 — tasting notes and pricing context

The Behike line — BHK 52, 54, and 56 — launched in 2010 and rewrote what a Cuban cigar could be. The Behike 52 is the entry vitola of the three, a 4.7-inch Robusto Extra wrapped in a sun-aged Habano 2000 leaf and filled with the rare medio tiempo leaf, taken only from the top two leaves of the strongest tobacco plants and harvested in roughly one out of three crops. Habanos S.A. allocates the Behike globally on tight country-by-country quotas, which is why a box of ten is often listed as 'on request' or 'sold out' at the same retailer that has Robustos in stock.

The smoke itself is dense, oily, and remarkably balanced. The first inch carries earth and dark chocolate; the body opens into espresso, leather, and a touch of black pepper around the band; the final third delivers a sweet woody finish that aficionados often compare to a vintage Pauillac. Across Europe a box of ten sits in the SEK 17,000–20,000 band (~€1,500–€1,700) in Sweden and lifts to CHF 2,860 (~€3,000) at Swiss LCDH retailers. Verify the box code before purchase — counterfeits are commonest on this exact SKU.


FAQ

Cohiba Behike 52 — frequently asked questions

Where is the cheapest place to buy Cohiba Behike 52 in Europe right now?

The cheapest verified box of Cohiba Behike 52 in Europe right now is at Cigarrhyllan in Sweden at approximately €1,510 for a box of 10 (about €151.00 per cigar). The full ranking — refreshed every six hours across 3 European retailers — is in the table above.

Prices and availability shift weekly. Save this SKU to your watchlist with the Save price alert button to get an email the moment any retailer in your country drops below your target price.

Will the listed price include duty + VAT for my country?

The Duty / Ships column above tells you exactly that. Each retailer listed price is all-in (excise duty + VAT included) only in their home country. Buy from a German retailer as a German buyer: what you see is what you pay. Buy cross-border (e.g. a Swiss retailer shipping to Germany, or any EU retailer shipping to the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, or Ireland) and the destination country will charge its own tobacco excise + VAT at the door — typically €100–€300 extra on a box of 25 Habanos, sometimes much more for the UK.

If you set your destination country on the page, every row that is genuinely all-in for you gets highlighted in green. The dimmed rows are honest-looking prices that will cost more than they show.

How does Cohiba Behike 52 compare to other Cohiba cigars?

The Behike line — BHK 52, 54, and 56 — launched in 2010 and rewrote what a Cuban cigar could be. The Behike 52 is the entry vitola of the three, a 4.7-inch Robusto Extra wrapped in a sun-aged Habano 2000 leaf and filled with the rare medio tiempo leaf, taken only from the top two leaves of the strongest tobacco plants and harvested in roughly one out of three crops. Habanos S.A. allocates the Behike globally on tight country-by-country quotas, which is why a box of ten is often listed as 'on request' or 'sold out' at the same retailer that has Robustos in stock.

If you want a side-by-side comparison of Cohiba other vitolas at current European prices, the SKUs we track are: Cohiba Robustos, Cohiba Siglo IV, Cohiba Espléndidos, Cohiba Siglo VI. Each link opens its own live price-comparison page.

Is the price for Cohiba Behike 52 likely to drop?

Habanos S.A. (the Cuban state tobacco monopoly) sets the worldwide release-price floor for every Habano in this catalogue. That floor went up roughly 40% during the 2022–2024 global price harmonisation, and Habanos has signalled further annual increases through 2027. So the long-term trend is up, not down.

Short-term, prices fluctuate at the retailer level — Swiss promotional weeks, German LCDH clearance, the occasional Spanish over-stock. The Finder catches those. A drop alert with no target price will email you on any meaningful reduction; setting a target locks the alert to your specific budget.

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