Flue-Cured Turkish Oriental Tobacco Leaf
Flue-cured Turkish Oriental leaf is a small-leaf aromatic tobacco cured by controlled heat, used for flavor in cigarette blends. Classified under HTS 2401.10.65.30 as unstemmed flue-cured tobacco without significant wrapper content.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If dark air-cured instead of flue-cured
Curing method determines light air-cured vs. dark air-cured headings.
If processed into smoking tobacco
Further manufacturing into cut or treated tobacco falls under 2403.
If for stemmed flue-cured leaf
Removal of stems reclassifies to stemmed category with different quotas.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include lab analysis confirming flue-curing method and absence of wrapper tobacco
• Monitor aggregate quotas for origin countries like Turkey under Other Countries (3,000 MT limit)
• Label shipments clearly as unmanufactured unstemmed leaf to prevent reclassification as refuse
Related Products under HTS 2401.10.65.30
Flue-Cured Virginia Bright Leaf Tobacco
Flue-cured Virginia bright leaf tobacco is a light-colored, high-nicotine unmanufactured tobacco grown primarily in the U.S. Southeast and processed by flue-curing to preserve sugars and aroma. This specific type falls under HTS 2401.10.65.30 as unstemmed, flue-cured leaf not containing wrapper tobacco or over 35% wrapper, intended for blending in cigarettes.
Flue-Cured Burley-Type Light Tobacco
Flue-cured Burley-type light tobacco is a flue-processed variety with mild flavor, unstemmed and suitable for pipe or cigarette blends. It matches HTS 2401.10.65.30 for flue-cured leaf in the burley and light air-cured group.
Zimbabwe Flue-Cured Bright Tobacco
Zimbabwe flue-cured bright tobacco is premium unstemmed leaf cured in flue barns, exported for U.S. cigarette manufacturing. Falls under HTS 2401.10.65.30 within the 12,000 MT quota for Zimbabwe.
Brazilian Flue-Cured Virginia Leaf
Brazilian flue-cured Virginia leaf is unstemmed tobacco processed via flue method, within 80,200 MT quota allocation. Classified in HTS 2401.10.65.30 for non-wrapper flue-cured types.