Burley Flue-Cured Leaf for Roll-Your-Own Non-Cigarette Tobacco from Japan
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 — 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
• 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