Maryland Flue-Cured Smoking Tobacco from China
This is a specific variety of Maryland-type smoking tobacco, flue-cured and processed for pipe or roll-your-own use, not intended for cigarettes. It falls under HTS 2403.19.30.80 as 'Maryland' smoking tobacco designated for products other than cigarettes, such as pipes or hand-rolled cigars. The tobacco is loose-cut and prepared for retail sale in pouches.
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
• Verify origin against US quota limits for non-FTA countries; Maryland tobacco from quota nations like Brazil may face aggregate restrictions
• Provide lab certification confirming 'Maryland' type via chemical markers and not cigarette-grade to avoid reclassification
• Ensure labeling specifies 'for pipe/roll-your-own use only' to comply with 'products other than cigarettes' subheading