Flue-Cured Smoking Tobacco Pouch from China
Flue-cured loose smoking tobacco in consumer pouches with flavorings, intended for pipe or roll-your-own use. It qualifies for HTS 2403.19.20.80 as other retail-ready manufactured smoking tobacco, excluding substitutes or specific preparations. Packaging is unaltered for direct sale.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming no tobacco substitutes exceeding proportion limits
• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples but exclude from quota calculations
• Document export date if pre-1995 origin to qualify under US Note 5(d)