Oriented Threshed Oriental Tobacco from China
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 — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
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