Flue-Cured Turkish Oriental Tobacco Leaf from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
370%
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
• 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