Premium Maryland Loose Smoking Tobacco from Germany
High-grade loose Maryland flue-cured tobacco for pipe smoking, known for its golden leaves and subtle sweetness. Falls under HTS 2403.19.90.80 as other Maryland smoking tobacco, not fitting water pipe or extract categories. Packaged for direct retail sale.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
350%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis confirming Maryland-type flue-curing to support classification over generic smoking tobacco
• Avoid bulk imports without retail labeling to prevent fallback to unmanufactured categories
• Track annual quota usage for origins like the European Community to ensure within-limit entry