Premium Virginia Sun-Cured Stripped Tobacco from Japan
High-grade stripped Virginia sun-cured tobacco leaves, threshed for specialty markets. HTS 2401.20.85.55 covers this quota-eligible unmanufactured tobacco processed similarly to threshing. Used in artisanal chewing tobacco formulations.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document 'similarly processed' status equivalent to threshing; use licensed customs brokers familiar with tobacco quotas
• Prepare for CBP agricultural specialist review