Oriented Threshed Oriental Tobacco from Canada
Sun-cured Oriental tobacco that is threshed and stripped, used primarily in rolling tobacco or hookah mixtures excluding cigarettes. It qualifies for HTS 2401.20.83.90 as threshed unmanufactured tobacco explicitly for non-cigarette products.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Obtain supplier affidavits specifying non-cigarette end use to support classification
• Monitor US Note 5 quotas especially for Turkish or Greek origins under EC aggregate
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests retail; maintain bulk form for unmanufactured status