Dark-Air Cured Tennessee Twist Tobacco Leaf from Mexico
Threshed and stripped dark-air cured leaf from Tennessee for traditional twist chewing tobacco production. Classified precisely in HTS 2401.20.85.40 for quota-eligible Kentucky-Tennessee dark-air cured types. Provides the base for rolled, fermented twists.
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
• Document fiscal year entry dates for quota proration; avoid blending with non-quota origins
• Ensure 'not for cigarettes' declaration if hand-rolled intent per Note 5(e)