2401.20.83.90/Oriented Threshed Oriental Tobacco/Japan

Oriented Threshed Oriental Tobacco from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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