Cigarettes are taxed at the following rates under 26 U.S.C. § 5701(b):

ProductTax rate per thousand for removals during the following periods:
2002 to
March 31, 2009
April 1, 2009 and after
Small cigarettes$19.50$50.33
Large cigarettes up to 61/2? long$40.95$105.69
Large cigarettes over 61/2? longTaxed at the rate for small cigarettes, counting each 23/4? or fraction thereof of the length of each as one cigarette.
[T.D. TTB-75, 74 FR 14482, Mar. 31, 2009]