Oriented Threshed Oriental Tobacco from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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