Flue-Cured Bright Threshed Tobacco from Brazil from Mexico
High-quality flue-cured bright tobacco from Brazil, threshed and stemmed for export, under HTS 2401.20.85.10 pursuant to U.S. Note 5 (80,200 MT quota). Used primarily in American blend cigarettes. Processing stops at threshing, keeping it unmanufactured.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Track Brazil-specific quota usage; overages redirect to higher-duty codes—monitor USTR regulations closely
• Label lots with flue-curing proof and origin; pitfalls include misdeclared processing level leading to 2404 reclassification
• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples but exclude from Note 5 counts