Flue-Cured Turkish Oriental Tobacco Leaf from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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