Dark Virginia Fire-Cured Threshed Tobacco Lamina from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
350%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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