Dark Virginia Fire-Cured Threshed Tobacco Lamina

Dark Virginia fire-cured tobacco lamina, threshed to remove stems, offering a robust flavor profile ideal for chewing tobacco and snuff production. Classified in HTS 2401.20.87.50 due to its threshed processing, Virginia fire-cured variety, and status as unmanufactured tobacco refuse excluded.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China350%+35.0%385%
🇲🇽Mexico350%+10.0%360%
🇨🇦Canada350%+10.0%360%
🇩🇪Germany350%+10.0%360%
🇯🇵Japan350%+10.0%360%

Alternative Classifications

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

2401.20.33Lower: 35% vs 385%

If cigarette leaf tobacco

If specifically prepared for cigarette use, it moves to quota-limited 2401.20.33.

2403.99.60Lower: 35% vs 385%

If further processed into smoking mixtures

Any reconstitution or blending for smoking shifts to Chapter 24 heading 2403.

2401.10Lower: 360% vs 385%

If oriental or cigar leaf type

Different tobacco types like oriental classify under separate unstemmed subheadings.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include threshing process affidavits; CBP scrutinizes to distinguish from unprocessed under 2401.30

Monitor aggregate quotas under U.S

Note (a); Canadian/Mexican origins exempt

Label clearly as industrial use only to prevent retail classification errors