Threshed Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
385%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Verify origin against U.S
• Note quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT); exceedances trigger higher duties
• Provide lab certification of thresher processing and fiber content to avoid misclassification as unprocessed (2401.10)
• Include FDA tobacco product documentation; common pitfall is missing warehouse withdrawal proofs for quota claims