Flue-Cured Bright Leaf Tobacco Bale from China
Bales of unstemmed flue-cured bright leaf tobacco, not threshed beyond basic processing, for chewing tobacco production excluding cigarettes. Fits HTS 2401.10.61 as 'other' light air-cured leaf for non-cigarette end-use, without wrapper tobacco exceeding 35%.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Document bale weights and moisture content for valuation; common pitfall is quota exhaustion mid-season
• Require supplier certificates of analysis for variety and curing type