Blended Flue-Cured Virginia and Burley Leaf Tobacco from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
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
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