Djarum Black Clove Cigarettes from China

Djarum Black are premium kretek cigarettes containing tobacco and clove, hand-rolled with a distinctive dark wrapper and spicy flavor profile. They fall under HTS 2402.20.10.00 because they are cigarettes containing tobacco and explicitly include clove as a key ingredient, matching the subheading for clove-containing cigarettes. The kretek style originates from Indonesia, blending fermented tobacco with ground cloves.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35.9%

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 clove content exceeds minimal thresholds for classification; obtain FDA tobacco product listing and warning label compliance

Check U.S. import quotas for non-FTA countries and ensure packaging meets retail sale standards

Common pitfall: misdeclaration as non-clove cigarettes leading to reclassification