Light Air-Cured Oriental Tobacco Leaf from China
Partially stripped light air-cured Oriental tobacco, flue-cured variant, under 35% wrapper, not threshed, quota-eligible under U.S. Note 5. Used in aromatic cigarette blends. Fits 2401.20.33.40 as unmanufactured, quota-specific light-cured tobacco.
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
• Submit proof of export before Sept 13, 1995 for legacy quota eligibility if applicable; avoid Chapter 98 sample claims conflicting with quota entries
• Test for glycerol/molasses to prevent misclassification as water pipe tobacco