Burley Tobacco Leaf for Roll-Your-Own Non-Cigarette from Japan
Partly stripped burley tobacco, flue-cured style, not threshed, for hand-rolled pipe or RYO non-cigarette products. This fits HTS 2401.20.31.40 as light air-cured leaf without wrapper, explicitly for products other than cigarettes per U.S. notes. Ships in large hogsheads for blenders.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Include end-user affidavits confirming non-cigarette use to comply with subheading specifics
• Check pre-1995 export documentation for potential quota exemptions from origin countries
• Ensure no threshing has occurred; test samples if processing unclear