Kent Lights Cigarettes
Premium filter cigarettes produced in Korea incorporating substantial U.S. tobacco, eligible for reduced duties under HTS 9822.07.15 quantitative limits for 2402.20.80 per subchapter note 31.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If fails Korea program requirements
Reclassified to general non-clove cigarette provision with higher duties.
If personal effects
Limited personal use imports may qualify duty-free as baggage.
If large cigarettes >6.5mm diameter
Diameter determines different statistical subheading within 2402.20.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Retain tobacco purchase invoices showing U.S. origin for audit purposes
• Quotas administered first-come-first-served; large importers may need licenses
• Not applicable to pure originating Korean goods per exclusion in note 31(b)
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Marlboro Gold 100s Cigarettes
Filter cigarettes containing a blend of U.S.-grown and Korean tobacco, classified under HTS 9822.07.15 as goods of Korea per U.S. note 31 with at least 30% U.S. leaf tobacco by weight. These fall within subheading 2402.20.80 for cigarettes not containing clove, subject to the annual quantitative limitation for Korean-origin tobacco products.
Camel Blue Cigarettes King Size
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Winston Red 20s Cigarettes
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Lucky Strike Original Cigarettes
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Pall Mall Blue King Size Cigarettes
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Esse Change Slim Cigarettes
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