Flue-Cured Blend for Handmade Cigarette Tobacco from China
Flue-cured multi-origin blend prepared for hand-rolled cigarettes, entered under European Community aggregate quota. Classified 2403.19.60.50 per note 5(e) as used to prepare cigarette tobacco for ultimate consumer hand-rolling. Not machine-made cigarette form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Explicitly declare 'for hand-rolled cigarettes to ultimate consumer' per note 5(e)
• Aggregate EU quota tracking required for multiple member state origins
• Prevent over-quota entry by pre-checking USTR published balances