Mixed Oriental Basma and Turkish Izmir Leaf Tobacco from Japan
Partly stripped leaf tobacco blending Oriental Basma from Greece and Izmir from Turkey, packed together for cigarette blending. Classified in 2401.20.05.00 as unmanufactured tobacco from two countries mixed without threshing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide detailed mixing records and country-of-origin documentation to substantiate dual-country status
• Check European Community aggregate quota (9,956 MT) as Greece falls under it
• Ensure stems are only partly removed; full destemming may shift to refuse categories