Air-Cured Maryland Type 33 Tobacco from China
Type 33 Maryland tobacco, air-cured and threshed, ideal for aromatic pipe tobaccos and snuff. Classified under 2401.20.87.30 for its Maryland designation and threshing process on stripped leaves. Used by manufacturers for flavor base.
Duty Rate — China → United States
387.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Include curing barn records showing air-curing method specific to Maryland types
• Ensure no commingling with flue-cured types that use different subheadings
• Comply with FDA tobacco import reporting if for oral use products