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Kentucky Dark Air-Cured Burley-Type Tobacco from China

Specially cured burley variant dark air-cured tobacco from Kentucky, threshed for premium pipe and snuff production. Classified in HTS 2401.20.83.40 for its specific curing, origin, processing, and designation for non-cigarette tobacco products. Offers nutty, mellow notes perfect for blending.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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

• Test for nicotine levels if claiming special agricultural programs or quotas

• Use licensed customs brokers experienced in tobacco Chapter 24 quotas and notes

• Document threshing process to distinguish from merely stemmed tobacco