Copenhagen Wintergreen Chewing Tobacco

Copenhagen Wintergreen is a popular loose leaf chewing tobacco flavored with wintergreen for a minty taste. Packaged in consumer-ready fiberboard cans with spit cups for immediate retail distribution. Fits HTS 2403.99.21.30 due to its preparation as chewing tobacco in final imported form.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2403.99Same rate: 35%

If processed into plug or twist form rather than loose leaf

Chewing tobacco in compressed plug or twisted rope form has a separate statistical breakout from loose leaf varieties.

2403.91.45Lower: 17.5% vs 35%

If classified as 'homogenized' or reconstituted tobacco product

Reconstituted sheet tobacco used in chewing products shifts to specific subheadings for processed tobacco forms.

2404Lower: 15% vs 35%

If designed for inhalation without combustion, like nicotine pouches

Modern oral nicotine products without combustion fall under heading 2404 per chapter notes.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Check against US tobacco import quotas if from quota countries like Brazil or Zimbabwe; exceeding limits incurs higher duties

Ensure packaging includes required Surgeon General warnings and nicotine content disclosures per FDA rules

Document flavoring agents separately to prevent reclassification as flavored snuff under different subheadings