Argentinian Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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