Natural Connecticut Shade Cigar Wrapper Leaf from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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