Honduran Corojo Filler Tobacco
Corojo filler leaves from Honduras provide creamy texture and floral notes in cigar bunches. These are stripped but unprocessed further, destined solely for filler. Meets HTS 2401.20.29.90 criteria for unmanufactured cigar filler.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing over 35% wrapper
Wrapper-dominant mixes classify as cigar leaf tobacco under heading 2402.
If threshed and for cigarettes
Additional threshing and cigarette end-use moves to processed cigarette tobacco.
If further manufactured
Any stemming beyond partial or additional processing shifts to manufactured category.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm 'not for cigarette use' in commercial invoice per US Note 2(e) to qualify for cigar filler rates
• Balance shipments within annual quotas; excess may face higher general rates
• Inspect for pests upon arrival; declare under APHIS for agricultural clearance
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