Processed Sumatra Cigar Wrapper Tobacco from China
Sumatra seed-grown tobacco leaves, threshed and stripped for premium cigar wrappers, imported in bulk bales. Classified under 2401.20.60.40 for its cigar leaf origin and threshed processing state as 'other' unmanufactured 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
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates proving no pests or diseases, as agricultural tobacco imports face strict inspections
• Track aggregate quota usage for origin countries (e.g
• 80,200 MT for Brazil) via USTR reports before shipping
• Avoid common pitfall of incomplete stemming documentation, which can lead to reclassification and higher duties