Premium Maryland Loose Smoking Tobacco from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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