Burley Tobacco Flue-Cured Leaf Strips from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
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
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