Sumatra Wrapper Tobacco Leaves from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Include humidity-controlled packing specs in docs; customs checks for spoilage
• Certify not for cigarette use to avoid 2401.30; common error in multi-use lots
• Leverage chapter 98 for small duty-free samples in product development