Fire-Cured Kentucky Burley Tobacco Leaves from Germany
These are threshed fire-cured tobacco leaves from Kentucky, partly stemmed, intended for use in pipe tobacco blends or chewing tobacco products, not cigarettes. Classified under HTS 2401.20.83.35 due to their specific fire-curing method, origin, processing (threshed), and non-cigarette end use as per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Verify origin documentation proving Kentucky/Tennessee fire-curing to match subheading; misclassification risks higher duties
• Ensure compliance with U.S
• Note quota limits for non-FTA countries (e.g
• 10,750 MT aggregate); track annual imports
• Provide end-use certification that tobacco is for products other than cigarettes to avoid reclassification under cigarette subheadings