Natural Connecticut Shade Cigar Wrapper Leaf from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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