Threshed Virginia Fire-Cured Leaf Strips for Hookah Blends from Mexico
Partially stripped and threshed refuse from Virginia fire-cured tobacco, intended for hookah (water pipe) blends excluding combustion products. Fits 2401.30.27.50 as unmanufactured refuse, Virginia type, for non-cigarette use; note excludes flavored glycerol mixes from 2403.11.
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
• Confirm absence of glycerol/molasses to stay in 2401; subheading note defines water pipe tobacco separately
• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples, but track against main quotas
• Document threshing process photos/certificates to prove 'similarly processed' status