Wrapper tobacco
Unmanufactured tobacco (whether or not threshed or similarly processed); tobacco refuse: > Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped: > Not threshed or similarly processed: > Other: > Containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco: > Wrapper tobacco
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 2401.20.14
Connecticut Shade Wrapper Tobacco Leaves
Premium Connecticut Shade wrapper tobacco leaves are broad, light-colored leaves grown under shade cloth for cigar production. They contain over 35 percent wrapper tobacco and are partly or wholly stemmed but not threshed, fitting HTS 2401.20.14 as unmanufactured wrapper tobacco used for the outermost layer of premium cigars.
Ecuadorian Habano Wrapper Tobacco
Ecuadorian Habano wrapper leaves are oily, Colorado-colored tobacco grown in fertile Andean soil, ideal for medium-bodied cigars. As partly stemmed, unthreshed leaves with over 35% wrapper suitability, they are classified under HTS 2401.20.14 for unmanufactured wrapper tobacco.
Nicaraguan Criollo Wrapper Tobacco Leaves
Criollo wrapper tobacco from Nicaragua features thin, veiny leaves with spicy, earthy flavors perfect for natural cigar wrappers. These partly stemmed, unthreshed leaves exceed 35% wrapper tobacco, aligning with HTS 2401.20.14 for import as unmanufactured tobacco.
Cameroon Wrapper Tobacco
Cameroon wrapper leaves are thin, elastic, and aromatic, prized for their slow burn in high-end cigars. Partly or wholly stemmed but unthreshed, with over 35% wrapper content, they qualify under HTS 2401.20.14 as specialized unmanufactured tobacco.
Sumatra Wrapper Tobacco Leaves
Sumatra wrappers from Indonesia offer oily texture and complex flavors from aged seeds grown in Ecuador. These unthreshed, stemmed leaves meet the over 35% wrapper threshold for HTS 2401.20.14 as unmanufactured tobacco for cigar exteriors.
Brazilian Matto Grosso Wrapper Tobacco
Matto Grosso wrappers from Brazil provide reddish hue and robust flavor for maduro cigars. Stemmed but not threshed, exceeding 35% wrapper quality, classified in HTS 2401.20.14 within Brazil's 80,200 MT quota.
Honduran Corojo Wrapper Leaves
Corojo wrappers from Honduras are spicy, thin leaves originally bred for Cuban cigars. As unthreshed wrapper tobacco over 35%, they import under HTS 2401.20.14 for premium handmade cigar production.
Mexican San Andres Wrapper Tobacco
San Andres maduro wrappers from Mexico offer dark, oily leaves with cocoa notes for full-bodied cigars. Partly stemmed, unprocessed with >35% wrappers, under HTS 2401.20.14 (Mexico exempt from quotas).