2401.10.53.50/Dominican Piloto Cubano Filler Tobacco/Japan

Dominican Piloto Cubano Filler Tobacco from Japan

Piloto Cubano filler tobacco from the Dominican Republic is unstemmed, threshed leaf used exclusively as the inner core of premium cigars. It falls under HTS 2401.10.53.50 as unmanufactured tobacco not stemmed/stripped, classified specifically as cigar filler without wrapper content.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Verify origin quotas under U.S

• Note 5; Dominican Republic exceeds limits so confirm aggregate with other countries

• Provide lab certification of no wrapper tobacco (>35%) and unstemmed status to avoid reclassification

• Ensure moist tobacco is declared accurately for weight to prevent shortages on inspection