Stemmed Burley Tobacco Lamina for Cigars from China
Partly stemmed Burley tobacco lamina, threshed for wrapper or filler in premium cigars, explicitly not for cigarettes. HTS 2401.20.83.20 applies as unmanufactured, threshed Burley for non-cigarette end-use per US notes. Air-cured for earthy flavor profile.
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
• Submit evidence of cigar manufacturer contracts to affirm non-cigarette use; adhere to country-specific quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT)
• Inspect for contaminants to meet FDA tobacco import standards