Flue-Cured Turkish Oriental Tobacco Leaf from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
350%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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