Argentinian Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco from China

Flue-cured Virginia leaf from Argentina's Salta province, cured in bulk barns for export as cigarette base tobacco. Falls under HTS 2401.10.63.30 for 10,750 MT quota entries, unstemmed with no wrapper, meeting chapter definitions for threshed unmanufactured tobacco.

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

Brazil/Argentina quotas fill quickly; pre-arrange allocations via USTR

Document threshing only - no reconstitution allowed here

Separate storage from dark-fired to avoid misclassification