Flue-Cured Turkish Basma Tobacco Leaf
Basma is a sun/light flue-cured Turkish variety with spicy aroma, imported partly stemmed, not threshed, no wrappers. Classed in HTS 2401.20.35.10 for flue-cured light air-cured leaf.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If primarily air-cured
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Cross-check Turkish origin against 'other countries' 3,000 MT quota limit
• Avoid commingling with threshed lots to prevent averaging processing state
• Declare moisture content accurately—excess may indicate further processing
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