Flue-Cured Oriental Virginia Tobacco Leaf from China
Flue-cured Oriental-style Virginia tobacco features smaller leaves with aromatic qualities, cured via controlled heat flues for sweetness. This unstemmed leaf is destined for blending in pipe tobaccos or chewing products, fitting HTS 2401.10.61.30 due to its flue-curing method and non-cigarette application.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include lab analysis confirming flue-curing (high sugar, low nicotine) and non-cigarette end-use affidavit
• Track country-specific quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT); excess enters at higher rates