Association of Independent Tobacco Specialists

Welcome one and all the new online public information site for the Association of Independent Tobacco Specialists. This site is designed to inform you about who we are, what we do and where our members are around the United Kingdom.

Tobacconists Near Me

If you are looking for a specialist tobacconist in your area, please use the ‘Find a Tobacconist‘ service. You can do a general search using the link below, or browse by region in the menu bar above.

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Latest News

Featured Shop: Farrants

Farrants has been a familiar sight in Cobham, Surrey since 1896 when it was a small rural village. We supplied the villagers from our small shop with everyday goods such as...

Featured Shops: JJ Fox

19 St James’s Street Their flagship store has been home to cigars and pipe tobacco for more than 230 years - open for business since 1787, making them the oldest cigar merchants...

Featured Shop: Smokers Paradise

Smokers Paradise is a specialist tobacconist that has a range of Havana Cigars, Pipes and Cigar Accessories. The family business has been established since 1976 and is now run by...

Legendary Cigar Man Passes Away

Tributes Paid To Former Hunters & Frankau Stalwart MEMBERS will have been saddened to hear of the passing of Simon Chase, a leading light of the UK and indeed international...

Paresh Patel Interview in Cigar Journal

Our chairman Paresh Patel has been interviewed for Cigar Journal in which he talks about how he started in the tobacco trade, his particular route to success and how he sees...

20/05/2021 - 23/05/2021
IGNITE 2021 Conference and Show

How to Identify an AITS member

When you find a good tobacco site it is important to look for the AITS logo. When you deal with an AITS member you can be assured of Expertise, Quality and Good Service.

Why join us?

The association is a trade body for independent tobacco retailers in the UK and Ireland. Our members benefit from support and guidance on all manner of legislative and commercial issues as well as access to .

To find out more, please visit our “Why Join Us?” page

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