Form 8-A

                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       PREMIUM CIGARS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Arizona                              86-0846405
         State or jurisdiction of                   (IRS Employer
      incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)

            15651 North 83rd Way, Suite 3, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

            Title of each class                 Name of each exchange on which
            to be so registered                 each class is to be registered

       Shares of Common Stock, No Par Value     The Boston Stock Exchange

         If this  Form  relates  to the  registration  of a class of  securities
pursuant  to Section  12(b) of the  Exchange  Act and is  effective  pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]

         If this  Form  relates  to the  registration  of a class of  securities
pursuant  to Section  12(g) of the  Exchange  Act and is  effective  pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]

         Securities  Act  registration  statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-29985.

         Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

         Incorporated  by reference  from  Registrant's  Securities  Act of 1933
registration  statement on Form SB-2,  Amendment No. 3, as filed August 14, 1997
and all amendments thereto,  including the final registration  statement and any
post-effective amendment.

Item 2. Exhibits.

         II.1*    The   Registrant's   Registration   Statement  on  Form  SB-2,
                  Amendment No. 3, as filed August 14, 1997,  and all amendments
                  thereto,  including the final  registration  statement and any
                  post-effective amendment.

         II.4.1*           Articles of Incorporation.

         II.4.2*           Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated May 3, 1997.

         II.4.3*           Amendment to Bylaws, dated July 30, 1997.

         II.5*    Specimen Common Stock Certificate.

* Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
SB-2,  Amendment No. 3, as filed August 14, 1997,  and all  amendments  thereto,
including the final registration statement and any post-effective amendment.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant  has duly caused this  registration  statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                        PREMIUM CIGARS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.



Date: August 14, 1997                   By:  /s/ Steven A. Lambrecht
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                                           Steven A. Lambrecht
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

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