Flue-Cured Burley Hybrid Threshed Tobacco from China
Hybrid flue-cured tobacco resembling Burley characteristics, threshed and partly stemmed for use in chewing tobacco or snuff production. Meets HTS 2401.20.83.10 criteria as flue-cured, threshed tobacco not destined for cigarettes. Processed to remove stems while retaining leaf integrity for blending.
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
• Include end-user letters from U.S. buyers specifying non-cigarette applications like oral tobacco
• For quota countries, track aggregate entries Sept 13-Sept 12; use chapter 98 for duty-free samples
• Test for glycerol/molasses content to avoid confusion with water pipe tobacco in 2403.11