Flue-Cured Tobacco Scraps for Pipe Blends from Mexico
Irregular scraps and fragments from flue-cured tobacco leaf processing, destined for pipe tobacco mixtures rather than cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2401.30.27.10 as 'other' flue-cured refuse for non-cigarette products. These are threshed byproducts not suitable for whole leaf use.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Document intended pipe tobacco formulation to justify non-cigarette status; check country-specific quotas (e.g
• 80,200 MT for Brazil); ensure no glycerol addition that could imply water pipe use