Is It Illegal To Ship Cigarettes?

Is It Illegal To Ship Cigarettes? (a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to ship, transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute, or purchase contraband cigarettes or contraband smokeless tobacco. Is it legal to ship cigarettes via UPS? UPS prohibits the shipment of Cigarettes or Little Cigars (as defined below) to consumers, regardless of destination