Threshed Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco from China
Flue-cured Virginia tobacco that has been threshed and stripped, intended for use in pipe tobacco blends or rolling tobacco products other than cigarettes. This unmanufactured tobacco falls under HTS 2401.20.83.90 as it is partly or wholly stemmed/stripped, threshed, and specified for non-cigarette applications like hand-rolled cigars or pipe mixtures.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Verify origin country quota eligibility under US Note 5 to avoid excess duty rates
• Provide end-use certification confirming non-cigarette application to justify classification
• Ensure proper documentation of threshing process and avoid cigarette blend additives