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
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
• 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