Natural Connecticut Shade Cigar Wrapper Leaf from Canada
Natural Connecticut Shade leaves offer a creamy smoke profile from shade-grown cultivation, stemmed for handling but retaining full leaf integrity for premium cigar rolling. Falls under HTS 2401.20.14.20 as unthreshed wrapper tobacco with over 35% wrapper content per official definitions.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Declare exact moisture content; excessive drying may trigger reclassification as refuse
• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples, but limit to small quantities for testing
• Avoid combining with filler tobacco in shipment to prevent set classification issues