Flue-Cured Tobacco Reconstituted Flake from China
Flake-cut reconstituted tobacco from flue-cured varieties, intended for pipe tobacco mixtures or rolling tobaccos excluding cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2403.91.43.50 for its homogenized composition and non-cigarette application.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
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
• Lab test for glycerol/sugar content; excess may trigger water pipe reclassification
• Canadian/Israel/Mexico origins exempt from quotas per US Note (b); leverage FTA preferences
• Avoid 'cigarette-compatible' descriptions in docs to stay in non-cigarette subheading