Camel Cigarettes & Hand-Rolling Tobacco
Camel is an American-blend cigarette brand introduced in 1913 by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and produced for markets outside the United States by Japan Tobacco International (JTI). This store lists king size and compact cigarettes across five line names: Blue, Black, Silver, White and Filters, in cartons of 10 packs, 200 cigarettes, alongside a 70 g pouch of Camel Blue rolling tobacco. All products on this page are supplied to age-verified adults aged 21 and over.
Hand-Rolling & Pipe
Who Makes Camel Cigarettes and Who Owns Them Where
Camel was introduced in 1913 by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, firm founded in 1875. The name and the dromedary on the pack were taken from a circus camel called Old Joe, which was in Winston-Salem in 1913.
Ownership is split by territory. In the United States the brand is made by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, an operating subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., which has been an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco p.l.c. since July 2017. Outside the United States, Camel has belonged to Japan Tobacco International (JTI) since 1999, when Japan Tobacco Inc. bought the non-United States tobacco operations of R. J. Reynolds.
JTI is a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under code 2914, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its production network includes a plant in Trier, Germany, and its largest production centre at Stary Gostkow near Lodz, Poland, which manufactures Camel, Winston and LD. Alongside Camel, JTI’s global brand list includes Winston, Mevius and LD.
The Camel Cigarette Range in This Store
Seven cigarette listings cover five line names: Blue, Black, Silver, White and Filters. Every carton contains 10 packs of 20 cigarettes, 200 in total. The complete cigarettes range carries the other brands stocked by this store.
| Variant | Type | Taste | Size | Per pack | Per carton | SKU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camel Blue | Cigarette | Silver | Compact | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS7862 |
| Camel Black | Cigarette | Silver | King Size | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS8051 |
| Camel Blue | Cigarette | Blue | King Size | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS8054 |
| Camel Silver | Cigarette | White | Compact | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS8057 |
| Camel White | Cigarette | White | King Size | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS8060 |
| Camel Silver | Cigarette | White | King Size | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS8063 |
| Camel Filters | Cigarette | Red | King Size | 20 | 10 packs / 200 | CIGS8796 |
Camel Blue and Camel Silver each appear in two formats with separate SKUs; Camel Black, Camel White and Camel Filters are listed in king size only. Compact and king size are separate catalogue entries, so each format carries its own SKU.
Camel Blue Hand-Rolling Tobacco
One listing covers hand-rolling tobacco: Camel Blue HVT, supplied as a sealed 70 g pouch. JTI sells Camel roll-your-own tobacco in several European countries; the version carried here is the HVT line at 70 g. The full hand-rolling tobacco range lists the other brands and weights stocked by this store.
| Variant | Type | Box | SKU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camel Blue HVT | Hand-Rolling Tobacco | 70 g | TOB975 |
What Goes Into a Camel Cigarette
The composition register published by the Belgian authorities lists Virginia, Burley and Oriental tobacco in Camel Blue, together with cellulose acetate in the filter and cellulose in the paper wrapper. Since 1913, Camel has been documented as a blend of Turkish (Oriental) leaf with Virginia and Burley tobacco, the combination classified as an American blend.
JTI, which produces Camel outside the United States, states on its website that it sources tobacco leaf from 36 countries through directly contracted growers and third-party suppliers.
Cigarettes sold in the European Union are required to meet the reduced ignition propensity standard EN 16156. The packs listed on this page are hinge-lid boxes of 20 cigarettes, and each carton is a manufacturer-sealed outer of 10 packs.
Which Camel Packs You Receive
The Camel stock dispatched by this store is EU duty-paid: each pack carries the excise tax stamp of an EU member state and the EU-format combined health warning with photograph. Warning text is printed in Polish or English, depending on the batch. Cartons are supplied in manufacturer-sealed outers and are not repacked or split; the production code is printed on the side panel of the pack.
Ordering Camel from This Store
Orders are handled within 1 to 2 business days. Standard delivery takes 14 to 32 days in transit; express orders are handled within 1 business day and take 7 to 25 days in transit. Current pricing is shown on each product page.
Orders ship worldwide from Poland. Any customs duty, import VAT, excise or handling charge levied in the destination country is the buyer’s responsibility and is not included in the order total.
Buyers must be age-verified adults aged 21 and over. Returns are accepted within 45 days of dispatch confirmation under the returns policy; opened packs, unsealed pouches and unwrapped tins are excluded, as are failed deliveries where no age-eligible recipient was present. Refunds are processed within 10 business days to the original payment method. Payment terms are set out in our payment policy, and delivery terms in our shipping policy.
Orders are fulfilled by KING SMOKE sp. z o.o., Staromiejska Street 6/10D, Floor 7, 40-013 Katowice, Silesian, Poland, NIP 9542784480.
Camel Questions Buyers Ask
In the United States, Camel is made by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Outside the United States, including in the European Union, the brand is produced by Japan Tobacco International (JTI), which has held the Camel trade mark outside the United States since Japan Tobacco Inc. acquired R. J. Reynolds’ international tobacco operations in 1999.
JTI’s largest production centre, at Stary Gostkow near Lodz, Poland, manufactures Camel together with Winston and LD, and JTI also operates a production plant in Trier, Germany. Camel sold in the United States is made by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Ownership is split by territory. In the United States the brand sits with Reynolds American Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco p.l.c. Elsewhere it belongs to Japan Tobacco International, itself a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco Inc., which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under code 2914.
Camel was introduced in 1913 by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and first went on sale in October of that year. The company behind the launch was founded in 1875.
The name and the dromedary on the pack came from a circus camel called Old Joe, which was in Winston-Salem in 1913 while R. J. Reynolds was naming the new brand. The account is recorded by the Reynolda museum of the Reynolds family.
Five cigarette line names are listed: Camel Blue, Camel Black, Camel Silver, Camel White and Camel Filters, in compact or king size formats and in cartons of 10 packs of 20. One hand-rolling listing covers Camel Blue HVT in a 70 g pouch.
Every Camel cigarette carton on this page contains 10 packs of 20 cigarettes, 200 in total. Each pack is individually sealed, and each carton is a manufacturer-sealed outer of 10 packs that this store does not repack or split.
The Camel stock dispatched by this store is EU duty-paid: packs carry the excise tax stamp of an EU member state and the EU-format combined health warning with photograph. Warning text is printed in Polish or English depending on the batch, and the production code appears on the side panel of the pack.
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