Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco Leaf from Japan
Unstemmed flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves, light air-cured, intended for use in pipe tobacco blends or chewing tobacco products, not cigarettes. This falls under HTS 2401.10.61 as unmanufactured tobacco not stemmed/stripped, flue-cured light air-cured leaf designated for non-cigarette products. It is threshed but remains in leaf form for further processing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain end-use certificate specifying non-cigarette application to qualify under this subheading; check annual quota allocations for origin countries like Brazil or Zimbabwe
• Provide documentation proving tobacco is not stemmed/stripped and lacks over 35% wrapper content
• Avoid misclassification by verifying flue-cured processing method