Mixed Cigar Filler Tobacco Blend from China
Partially manufactured blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos designed as filler for premium cigars, mixed but not fermented or rolled into final form. Classified under HTS 2403.99.90.65 for its partial manufacturing and blending stage.
Duty Rate — China → United States
385%
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
• Provide detailed bills of lading specifying blend components and 'not for retail' to prevent misclassification as finished cigars
• Comply with FDA tobacco product import requirements, including prior notice via ACE system
• Watch for moisture content declarations, as excessive processing could classify as 'other manufactured tobacco' elsewhere