Burley Flue-Cured Leaf for Roll-Your-Own Non-Cigarette Tobacco from China

Unthreshed, partly stemmed burley and flue-cured tobacco leaves prepared for hand-rolled pipe or chewing tobacco, not for cigarettes. Fits HTS 2401.20.31 as unmanufactured tobacco for non-cigarette consumer products.

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

Label shipments clearly as 'for products other than cigarettes' with buyer end-use statements

Monitor U.S

Note 5 quotas (e.g

80,200 MT Brazil); use Chapter 98 for duty-free samples

Avoid threshing to stay in 'not threshed' category; inspect for wrapper tobacco limits