Burley Tobacco Flue-Cured Leaf Strips from China
Partially stemmed and threshed Burley tobacco leaves, flue-cured for mild flavor, intended for use in pipe tobacco blends or cigars rather than cigarettes. This falls under HTS 2401.20.83.20 as unmanufactured Burley tobacco processed by threshing and stemming, explicitly for non-cigarette products. It excludes any cigarette-specific preparation.
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
• Verify origin country quotas under US Note 5 to avoid over-quota duties; provide documentation proving non-cigarette end-use like end-user certificates
• Ensure phytosanitary certificates confirm threshed/stripped state without further manufacture