Dominican Piloto Cubano Filler Tobacco from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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