Brazilian Burley-Type Light Tobacco Leaf from Mexico
Unstemmed light air-cured burley-type leaf from Brazil, threshed, no wrapper tobacco. HTS 2401.10.63.90 for 'other' leaf under massive 80,200 MT U.S. Note 5 quota. Used in international cigarette production.
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
• Leverage Brazil's large quota but confirm remaining balance via USTR
• Document threshing only (no stripping)
• Separate from stemmed lots