Threshed Sun-Cured Tobacco from Greece (EC Aggregate)

Sun-cured tobacco from Greece (part of EC aggregate quota), partly stemmed and threshed for export as blending leaf. HTS 2401.20.85.90 applies via Additional U.S. Note 5 for EC origins.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2401.20.33Same rate: 35%

If from Canada/Mexico/Israel

Quota subheadings exclude these FTA origins per Note 5(b)(i).

2402.20.80Higher: 37.3% vs 35%

If fully stripped for cigarettes with ≤35% moisture

Cigarette-specific stripped leaf moves to heading 2402.

2403.99.60Same rate: 35%

If treated as 'other manufactured tobacco' under quota

Certain manufactured forms have parallel Note 5 quotas in 2403.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Aggregate EC quota is 9,956 MT—track shared limit; provide EC country-of-origin docs; declare moisture content to confirm unmanufactured status

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Threshed Burley Tobacco from Zimbabwe

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Threshed Twist Tobacco Filler from Thailand

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