Guatemala Light Air-Cured Flue Tobacco

Not threshed, stemmed flue-cured tobacco from Guatemala, light air-cured, low wrapper content. Imported under HTS 2401.20.33 provisions of Additional U.S. Note 5 with 10,000 MT quota.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

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Alternative Classifications

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2401.10.65Higher: 367.5% vs 35%

If threshed post-stemming

Threshing step completes processing for threshed unmanufactured classification.

2403.19.60Same rate: 35%

If further processed for water pipe

If mixed for shisha, falls under manufactured smoking tobacco quota.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Aggregate tracking across all Note 5 subheadings; includes this and related codes

Warehouse withdrawals count toward quota consumption

Label stems/strips clearly to distinguish from threshed product

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