Hand-Rolling Tobacco Mixture from Japan

Fine-cut loose tobacco blend of Virginia and burley for making hand-rolled cigarettes or pipe use, not pre-rolled. It is 'other' smoking tobacco under 2403.19.90, excluding prepared cigarette tobacco or substitutes. U.S. notes treat hand-rolling prep differently from cigarettes.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

360%

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

Import Tips

Document as 'for hand-rolling' to qualify under U.S

Note 5(e); avoid retail packaging pitfalls

Monitor annual quotas for countries like Argentina (10,750 MT)