Rather than traditional "online shipping," many consumers now use that partner with brick-and-mortar retailers. These services ensure compliance with local laws and perform required in-person age verification at the time of delivery.

: Researchers have found that many unregulated sites are fronts for credit card fraud , where buyers never receive the product and later face unauthorized charges.

: Provides delivery of tobacco essentials in as fast as 15 minutes in many service areas.

: Overseas sellers may provide "replica" Marlboros that contain higher levels of harmful chemicals or lower-quality tobacco.

: Major private carriers like FedEx and UPS have their own strict policies. FedEx only ships tobacco between licensed distributors, and UPS prohibits shipping cigarettes to consumers entirely.