I've always prefered to declare as is with a low value. (last cigar order, $70, I had declared as cigars but with a $20 value) There's a chance the package may get hit with taxes (usually just taxed on declared value) but in the odd chance it gets checked by customs and it's mis-declared they often confiscate and destroy or charge an insane taxation on it. Some people prefer to mis-declare to avoid taxes but personally I hate to see something get destroyed. Also they seem much less prone to hit pipe tobacco over cigars for some reason, I've had half a dozen pipe tobacco orders never touched and 2 of 6 or 7 cigar orders hit.