Fire-Cured Kentucky Threshed Tobacco from Mexico
Fire-cured tobacco from Kentucky region, threshed and stripped for pipe or plug chewing tobacco blends excluding cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2401.20.83.90 as threshed unmanufactured tobacco for specified non-cigarette uses.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Reference US Note 5(d) for pre-1995 export eligibility if origin quotas are exceeded
• Use ISF filings early due to agricultural sensitivities and quota tracking
• Avoid any reconstitution that could trigger heading 2404 classification