Hand-Rolling Tobacco Shredded from Japan
Finely shredded dark-fired Kentucky tobacco blended for hand-rolled cigars or non-cigarette smoking. This product undergoes processing including casing with sugars but is marketed explicitly for non-cigarette applications like RYO cigars. Classified under 2403.99.31.70 as manufactured tobacco for products other than cigarettes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare intended end-use as 'for hand-rolled cigars' in entry docs to avoid misclassification into cigarette tobacco subheadings
• Check U.S
• Note 5 aggregate quotas (e.g
• 80,200 MT for Brazil) before shipping large volumes
• Ensure no cigarette-making papers or filters are included to prevent set classification issues