Maryland-Type Reconstituted Tobacco Web from China
Continuous web rolls of reconstituted Maryland tobacco produced via paper-making process from tobacco byproducts, ideal for automated cigarette manufacturing lines. HTS 2403.91.47.80 applies to this 'other' homogenized tobacco of Maryland type, not suitable for direct consumer use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
370%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include manufacturing process certification to confirm reconstitution; monitor USTR quantitative restrictions by country
• Pitfall: bulk packaging mistaken for retail, triggering different consumer-duty rates