Flue-Cured Tobacco Dust from Mexico
Fine particulate dust generated from threshing flue-cured tobacco leaves, considered tobacco refuse under HTS 2401.30.37.10. It is unmanufactured material entered under U.S. Note 5 quotas, often used in pipe tobacco or as filler.
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
• Include lab analysis confirming flue-cured origin and refuse status; monitor calendar-year quotas from Sept 13 to Sept 12; avoid quota overages by pre-clearing with USTR regulations