Subheading · Section IV

2401.10: Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse: tobacco, not stemmed/stripped

2401.10

Official description Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped

  • —UK
  • —EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 0%–350%USA
  • US$2bnWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 2401.10 belongs to heading 2401 (unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse) in chapter 24.

In the UK Global Tariff all 15 lines under subheading 2401.10 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 5 lines under subheading 2401.10 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 2401.10 into 5 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 2401.10 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 350%. 5 of them are duty-free. 3 lines have a specific or compound duty.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$2bn (+7.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was Türkiye (US$253.4m), followed by the United States.

The biggest buyer was the Dominican Republic, with imports of US$297.7m.

The United Kingdom ranked 68th among 115 exporters with US$437.2k.

The United Kingdom imported US$364.6k.

Duty rates compared

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 15 tariff lines EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 5 tariff lines USA Free – 350% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 58.3% · 3× specific or compound duty

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2401 10 00 00 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped
  2. 2401 10 35 00 Light air-cured tobacco
  3. 2401 10 35 10 Light air-cured burley type (including burley hybrids) 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  4. 2401 10 35 20 Light air-cured maryland type 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  5. Other
  6. 2401 10 35 91 Whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than euro 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  7. 2401 10 35 99 Other 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  8. 2401 10 60 00 Sun-cured oriental type tobacco 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  9. 2401 10 70 00 Dark air-cured tobacco
  10. 2401 10 70 10 Whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than euro 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  11. 2401 10 70 90 Other 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  12. 2401 10 85 00 Flue-cured tobacco 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  13. 2401 10 85 10 Flue-cured virginia type 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  14. 2401 10 85 90 Other 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  15. 2401 10 95 00 Other
  16. Fire-cured tobacco
  17. Kentucky type
  18. 2401 10 95 11 Whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than euro 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  19. 2401 10 95 19 Other 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  20. Other
  21. 2401 10 95 21 Whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than euro 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  22. 2401 10 95 29 Other 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  23. Other tobacco
  24. 2401 10 95 91 Whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than euro 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 18.00 GBP / 100 kg
  25. 2401 10 95 99 Other 18.00 GBP / 100 kg

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 2401 10 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped:
  2. 2401 10 35 Light air-cured tobacco 11,2 MIN 22 € MAX 56 €/100 kg/net—
  3. 2401 10 60 Sun-cured Oriental type tobacco 11,2 MIN 22 € MAX 56 €/100 kg/net—
  4. 2401 10 70 Dark air-cured tobacco 11,2 MIN 22 € MAX 56 €/100 kg/net—
  5. 2401 10 85 Flue-cured tobacco 11,2 MIN 22 € MAX 56 €/100 kg/net—
  6. 2401 10 95 Other 10 MIN 22 € MAX 56 €/100 kg/net—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 2401.10 Tütün (sapları koparılmamış, damarı çıkarılmamış) :
  2. 2401.10.35.00.00 Gölgede kurutulmuş açık renkli tütün 50%
  3. 2401.10.60.00.00 Güneşte kurutulmuş şark tipi tütün 50%
  4. 2401.10.70.00.00 Gölgede kurutulmuş koyu renkli tütün 50%
  5. 2401.10.85.00.00 Fırında kurutulmuş tütün 50%
  6. 2401.10.95.00.00 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 2401.10 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped:
  2. Containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco:
  3. 2401.10.21 Wrapper tobacco Free
  4. 2401.10.21.20 Connecticut shade kg
  5. 2401.10.21.40 Other kg
  6. 2401.10.29 Other Free
  7. 2401.10.29.20 Connecticut shade kg
  8. 2401.10.29.40 Other kg
  9. Not containing wrapper tobacco, or not containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco:
  10. Oriental or Turkish type:
  11. 2401.10.44.00 Cigarette leaf Freekg
  12. 2401.10.48.00 Other Freekg
  13. 2401.10.53 Cigar binder and filler Free
  14. 2401.10.53.40 Binder kg
  15. 2401.10.53.50 Filler kg
  16. Other:
  17. Flue-cured, burley and other light air-cured leaf:
  18. 2401.10.61 To be used in products other than cigarettes 23.9¢/kg
  19. 2401.10.61.30 Flue-cured kg
  20. 2401.10.61.60 Burley kg
  21. 2401.10.61.80 Maryland kg
  22. 2401.10.61.90 Other kg
  23. Other:
  24. 2401.10.63 Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 23.9¢/kg
  25. 2401.10.63.30 Flue-cured kg
  26. 2401.10.63.60 Burley kg
  27. 2401.10.63.80 Maryland kg
  28. 2401.10.63.90 Other kg
  29. 2401.10.65 Other 350%
  30. 2401.10.65.30 Flue-cured kg
  31. 2401.10.65.60 Burley kg
  32. 2401.10.65.80 Maryland kg
  33. 2401.10.65.90 Other kg
  34. 2401.10.95 Other 32.7¢/kg
  35. 2401.10.95.10 Fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee kg
  36. 2401.10.95.15 Dark-air cured Kentucky and Tennessee kg
  37. 2401.10.95.20 Virginia fire-cured kg
  38. 2401.10.95.25 Virginia sun-cured kg
  39. 2401.10.95.30 Blackfat kg
  40. 2401.10.95.60 Other kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

2401.10 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.6mUS$1.6m+US$14.6m+US$55m+> US$128.6m

Exports: 115
  1. Türkiye: US$253.4m
  2. United States: US$165.9m
  3. North Macedonia: US$147.1m
  4. Greece: US$128.6m
  5. Dominican Republic: US$114.2m
  6. Indonesia: US$103m
  7. Canada: US$93.9m
  8. Belgium: US$89.4m
  9. India: US$89.1m
  10. Ecuador: US$88.2m
  11. Bulgaria: US$65.6m
  12. Poland: US$55m
  13. Brazil: US$48.5m
  14. Zambia: US$48.4m
  15. Mexico: US$43.8m
  16. Philippines: US$37m
  17. Germany: US$37m
  18. Honduras: US$31.7m
  19. Malawi: US$30.6m
  20. China: US$25.1m
  21. Sri Lanka: US$24.9m
  22. France: US$20.7m
  23. Uganda: US$19.9m
  24. Italy: US$19.7m
  25. Mozambique: US$16.8m
  26. Tanzania: US$15.9m
  27. Nicaragua: US$15.8m
  28. Lebanon: US$15.6m
  29. Guatemala: US$14.6m
  30. Argentina: US$14.5m
  31. Spain: US$14.1m
  32. Azerbaijan: US$13.1m
  33. Paraguay: US$11.8m
  34. Thailand: US$10.9m
  35. Serbia: US$10.7m
  36. Hungary: US$10.4m
  37. Zimbabwe: US$9.8m
  38. Bangladesh: US$8.5m
  39. Albania: US$7.7m
  40. Vietnam: US$6.9m
  41. Laos: US$4.6m
  42. Iran: US$4.3m
  43. Uzbekistan: US$4.1m
  44. Pakistan: US$3.9m
  45. Netherlands: US$3.9m
  46. Cambodia: US$3.1m
  47. Cameroon: US$3m
  48. Kenya: US$2.9m
  49. United Arab Emirates: US$2.8m
  50. Colombia: US$2.7m
  51. South Africa: US$2.3m
  52. Saudi Arabia: US$2.2m
  53. Luxembourg: US$1.8m
  54. Peru: US$1.8m
  55. South Korea: US$1.8m
  56. Croatia: US$1.6m
  57. Panama: US$1.6m
  58. Cuba: US$1.3m
  59. Oman: US$1.1m
  60. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.1m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Türkiye US$253.4m 12.4%
2 United States US$165.9m 8.1%
3 North Macedonia US$147.1m 7.2%
4 Greece US$128.6m 6.3%
5 Dominican Republic US$114.2m 5.6%
6 Indonesia US$103m 5.1%
7 Canada US$93.9m 4.6%
8 Belgium US$89.4m 4.4%
9 India US$89.1m 4.4%
10 Ecuador US$88.2m 4.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Dominican Republic US$297.7m 14.6%
2 United States US$228.7m 11.2%
3 Belgium US$194.8m 9.6%
4 Greece US$98.2m 4.8%
5 Nicaragua US$90.5m 4.4%
6 Italy US$81.9m 4%
7 China US$79.1m 3.9%
8 Egypt US$73.3m 3.6%
9 Indonesia US$67.5m 3.3%
10 Germany US$57.2m 2.8%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse: tobacco, not stemmed/stripped?

Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse: tobacco, not stemmed/stripped fall under HS subheading 2401.10, part of heading 2401, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on unmanufactured tobacco in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 2401.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 350%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most unmanufactured tobacco?

Türkiye, with US$253.4m in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).