Bright Flue-Cured Oriental Tobacco Leaf from China
Oriental-style flue-cured tobacco produces small, aromatic leaves cured via flue method, partly stemmed, not threshed, and free of wrapper content. Classified under HTS 2401.20.35.10 for its flue-cured processing in the light air-cured leaf group.
Duty Rate — China → United States
387.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Obtain certificates of origin specifying flue-curing to qualify for country-specific quotas like Philippines (3,000 MT)
• Avoid bulk packaging over retail intent; ensure documentation shows unmanufactured state per chapter notes