Flue-Cured Burley Shredded Tobacco from China
Shredded Burley tobacco from flue-curing process, manufactured for use in rolling your own cigarettes or pipe blends, sourced from Malawi within quota limits. Classified in HTS 2403.99.60.60 as quota-eligible Burley manufactured tobacco substitutes not for retail packaging. It meets the chapter's distinction for processed tobacco used in products other than pre-made cigarettes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Confirm flue-cured Burley composition via lab testing; misidentification as Oriental tobacco shifts classification
• Enter only under quota provisions—overages face higher duties; track withdrawals from warehouse carefully
• Label as 'for further manufacturing' to avoid reclassification as retail-ready under 'prepared for marketing to ultimate consumer'