Menthol Roll-Your-Own Tobacco from Germany
Fine-cut menthol-infused shag tobacco for rolling cigarettes, packaged in 1.75 oz retail zipper pouches. It qualifies for HTS 2403.99.21.90 as other manufactured tobacco substitutes prepared for marketing to consumers in identical imported form.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare as 'roll-your-own' explicitly; mislabeling as cigarette tobacco triggers higher rates
• Comply with TPD (Tobacco Product Directive) equivalent labeling for warnings and ingredients
• Avoid common pitfall of insufficient humidity control documentation during transit