Light Air-Cured Virginia Tobacco for Cigar Fillers from China
Partially stripped light air-cured Virginia tobacco leaf, not threshed, suitable for cigar binder and filler blends. Classified in 2401.20.31 due to its designation for cigar production, excluding cigarette use as per U.S. notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Submit affidavits confirming use solely in cigars or non-cigarette products to meet subheading requirements
• Check aggregate quotas for origins like European Community (9,956 MT); overages face general rates
• Ensure leaves are partly stemmed but unthreshed with proper moisture content documentation