Processed Oriental Tobacco Strips
Sun-cured Oriental tobacco processed by threshing and stemming into strips for aromatic cigarette blends. HTS 2401.20.87.90 covers this as 'other' threshed tobacco not fitting quota-specific or wrapper categories.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If specifically used as cigar binder or filler
Cigar-specific end use changes subheading within threshed category.
If quota-eligible origins and further flavored/processed
U.S. Note quotas apply to certain prepared smoking tobaccos.
If samples for testing/agricultural use
U.S. Note allows duty-free for certain tobacco samples under Chapter 98.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain USTR pre-clearance for non-Canada/Mexico origins to claim quota rates
• Label moisture content accurately; over 35% risks downgrade to refuse (2401.30)
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Threshed Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco
Threshed flue-cured Virginia tobacco is unmanufactured tobacco that has been partly stemmed, threshed, and processed for use in cigarette blending. It falls under HTS 2401.20.87.90 as 'other' threshed or similarly processed tobacco, excluding cigarette leaf, cigar leaf, and specific wrappers. This classification applies to bulk tobacco not prepared for immediate retail sale.
Threshed Burley Tobacco Leaves
Burley tobacco, air-cured and threshed for stripping stems, is imported in bulk for pipe tobacco or cigarette filler. Classified in 2401.20.87.90 as 'other' partly stemmed and threshed tobacco, distinct from unprocessed or retail-packed forms.
Threshed Dark Air-Cured Tobacco
Dark air-cured tobacco threshed for chewing or pipe blends, imported stemmed and processed but not retail-packed. Fits 2401.20.87.90 'other' for non-cigar, non-quota threshed unmanufactured tobacco.
Fire-Cured Kentucky Threshed Tobacco
Fire-cured tobacco from Kentucky, threshed and stripped for snuff or export blends. Classified under 2401.20.87.90 as other processed unmanufactured tobacco.
Threshed Turkish Basma Tobacco
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Stemmed and Threshed Perique Tobacco
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