2403.91.45.80/Maryland Reconstituted Tobacco Sheets/China

Maryland Reconstituted Tobacco Sheets from China

Thin sheets of reconstituted tobacco made from Maryland-type flue-cured tobacco stems and scraps, processed into homogenized form for use in cigarette manufacturing. Classified under HTS 2403.91.45.80 as 'homogenized or reconstituted tobacco' of Maryland type, entered pursuant to quota provisions in additional U.S. note 5. Primarily used as binder or filler leaf in blended cigarettes.

Duty Rate — China → United States

17.5%

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

9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

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Import Tips

• Verify origin country eligibility under U.S. note 5 (e.g

• Brazil, Zimbabwe) and track annual quota usage; exceedances shift to higher duty subheadings

• Provide documentation proving 'Maryland' type (flue-cured, specific alkaloid profile) and reconstitution process; samples may qualify duty-free under Chapter 98

• Avoid misclassification as unflavored extracts; common pitfall is lacking proof of quota entry certification from USTR