Mixed Burley-Virginia Tobacco for Hookah Filler Base from China
Partly stripped, unthreshed mixture of burley and Virginia light air-cured tobacco for hookah (non-water pipe tobacco) filler. Qualifies for 2401.20.31 as unmanufactured leaf for non-cigarette smoking 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
• Distinguish from 2403.11 by absence of glycerol/molasses; provide lab analysis if challenged
• Use pre-1995 export docs for legacy quota eligibility per U.S
• Note 5(d)
• Ensure not packaged for retail to avoid 'prepared for consumer' reclassification