Dominican Piloto Cubano Filler Tobacco from Canada
Piloto Cubano is a robust, shade-grown filler leaf from the Dominican Republic, known for its spicy and cedar profiles ideal for cigar bunching. It is stripped from the stalk but unthreshed, purely for filler use. Falls under HTS 2401.20.29.90 as cigar filler without wrapper tobacco.
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
• Check against 'Other countries' quota (3,000 metric tons) and provide export docs from origin pre-Sept 13, 1995 if applicable
• Label bales clearly as 'cigar filler' with leaf position (e.g
• seco/visos) for CBP verification
• Fumigate shipments to meet USDA phytosanitary requirements for tobacco leaf imports