Blended Flue-Cured Virginia and Burley Leaf Tobacco from China
Unmanufactured leaf tobacco consisting of flue-cured Virginia from the US and burley from Brazil, partly stemmed but not threshed, mixed together in bales for blending. This falls under HTS 2401.20.05.00 because it is leaf tobacco from two or more countries, mixed or packed together without further processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify origin certificates for each tobacco type to prove mixing of two or more countries as required for this subheading
• Monitor U.S
• Note quotas for specific countries like Brazil; exceedances may trigger higher duties
• Avoid misclassification by ensuring no threshing has occurred; threshed blends go to 2401.20.33