Reconstituted Burley Tobacco Strips for Pipe Filling from Japan
Strips cut from homogenized Burley tobacco sheets, used as filler in aromatic pipe tobacco blends. This fits HTS 2403.91.43.60 as reconstituted Burley explicitly for non-cigarette products.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Use bulk industrial packaging to stay in this subheading; avoid consumer-ready labels
• Include spectrographic analysis confirming Burley varietal purity
• Reference pre-1995 export docs for legacy quota eligibility per US note