Oriental Light Air-Cured Tobacco from Mexico
Unmanufactured Oriental tobacco, sun-cured or light air-cured, not stripped, with minimal wrapper content, prized for aromatic cigarettes like Turkish blends. This variety offers spicy, floral notes. HTS 2401.10.65.90 covers it as other flue/burley/light air-cured leaf.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide curing method certification; origins like Thailand have 7,000 MT quotas
• Label bales clearly as unstemmed; test for glycerol/moisture to avoid 2403 confusion