Brazilian Flue-Cured Smoking Tobacco from China
Loose leaf flue-cured Virginia tobacco sourced from Brazil, prepared for pipe or roll-your-own smoking without substitutes. Classified under HTS 2403.19.60.90 as it falls within U.S. Note 5 quota provisions for Brazilian tobacco imports exceeding 80,200 metric tons annually when entered pursuant to those limits. Intended for retail sale to consumers for personal use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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 entry falls within Brazil's 80,200 MT quota under U.S
• Note 5; obtain USTR certification to avoid higher duties
• Provide origin documentation proving export before quota period limits; common pitfall is warehouse withdrawals exceeding direct import rules
• Label as 'for pipe/roll-your-own use' to distinguish from cigarette tobacco under Note 5(e)