Habano Wrapper Tobacco for Premium Cigars from China
Ecuadorian Habano wrapper leaves, partly stripped/stemmed and unthreshed, with over 35% wrapper tobacco for outer layer of premium cigars. These are high-quality fermentation-processed leaves imported for boutique cigar makers. Fits HTS 2401.20.18.00 for its wrapper dominance and processing state.
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 detailed stemming process description and wrapper percentage analysis in entry docs
• Monitor aggregate quotas for origin countries like Ecuador; use chapter 98 for duty-free samples
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as threshed, which changes duty rate significantly