Flue-Cured Burley Hybrid Threshed Tobacco from China
Hybrid flue-cured Burley tobacco, partly stripped and threshed for uniformity, under HTS 2401.20.85.10 with U.S. Note 5 entry. Processed for cigarette filler. Meets unmanufactured criteria post-threshing.
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
• Pre-1995 exported stock may qualify per Note 5(d); require direct import proof to claim rates
• Avoid bulk packaging pitfalls—ensure not 'prepared for retail' to prevent consumer subheading shift
• Monitor warehouse withdrawals against quota periods (Sept 13-Sept 12)