Threshed Guatemalan Shade-Grown Tobacco
Shade-grown wrapper tobacco from Guatemala, partly stemmed and threshed for premium cigars, entered under Note 5. This delicate leaf is processed minimally to preserve quality. Fits 2401.20.85 as quota threshed tobacco.
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Further processing into smoking tobacco uses quota 2403 subheading.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Guatemala quota 10,000 MT; use licensed customs brokers for quota monitoring
• Phytosanitary certificates essential for agricultural tobacco imports
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Threshed Thai Burley Tobacco
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