Oriented Threshed Oriental Tobacco from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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