Starting January 1999
Havana Factories
Ciudad de La Habana – Havana
| Carlos Balino, formerly El Rey del Mundo, CB | EGD |
| Briones Montoto, formerly Romeo Y Julieta, BM | EDC |
| Ela Laguito, formerly, EL | EUN |
| Fernandeo Perez German, formerly Partagas, FPG | EAT |
| Miguel Fernandez Roig, formerly La Corona, FR | EOG |
| Jose Marti, formerly H. Upmann, JM | ECA |
| Juan Cano Sainz, formerly Por Larranaga, PL | EEO |
| Heros de Moncads, HM | ENI |
| Month Number Codes | Year Number Codes | ||
| January | UN | 1 | N |
| February | UE | 2 | E |
| March | UT | 3 | T |
| April | UA | 4 | A |
| May | UG | 5 | G |
| June | UI | 6 | I |
| July | UD | 7 | D |
| August | UO | 8 | O |
| September | UC | 9 | C |
| October | NU | 0 | U |
| November | NN | ||
| December | NE | ||
The Cuban Government places secret codes on the bottom of each box of cigars. As of January 1999 this code has just been changed. Above is the new code. Example: A box marked ECA UDCC, indicates manufactured at the Jose Marti factory in July of 1999.