Flue-Cured Virginia Bright Leaf Tobacco from China
Unmanufactured flue-cured Virginia bright leaf tobacco, not stemmed or stripped, with no wrapper tobacco content. This light air-cured variety is primarily used in cigarette blending due to its mild flavor and high sugar content. It falls under HTS 2401.10.65.90 as other flue-cured leaf not meeting specific quota or Virginia subtype criteria.
Duty Rate — China → United States
367.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify origin country against U.S
• Note quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT) to avoid over-quota duties; provide export certification
• Include lab analysis confirming <35% wrapper tobacco and flue-cured type; declare as not stemmed/stripped
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as stemmed (2401.20), which shifts to different subheading