Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2401.20
2401.20.05: Leaf tobacco, the product of two or more countries or dependencies, when mixed or packed together
Stemmed/stripped tobacco leaf
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2401 Unmanufactured tobacco (whether or not threshed or similarly processed); tobacco refuse:
- 2401.20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped:
- Not threshed or similarly processed:
- 2401.20.05 Leaf tobacco, the product of two or more countries or dependencies, when mixed or packed together
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | $5.48/kg |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | $6.45/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).
Same subheading in other tariffs
2401.20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 25% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Canada 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 45% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 13% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 100% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% – 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15% 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 2401.20
- 2401.20.05Leaf tobacco, the product of two or more countries or dependencies, when mixed or packed together
- 2401.20.14Containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco: wrapper tobacco
- 2401.20.18Containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco: other
- 2401.20.23Oriental or Turkish type: cigarette leaf
- 2401.20.26Oriental or Turkish type: other
- 2401.20.29Cigar binder and filler
- 2401.20.31To be used in products other than cigarettes
- 2401.20.33Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2401.20.35Flue-cured, burley and other light air-cured leaf: other, other
- 2401.20.57Not containing wrapper tobacco, or not containing over 35: other, other
- 2401.20.60Threshed or similarly processed: from cigar leaf
- 2401.20.75Oriental or Turkish type
- 2401.20.83To be used in products other than cigarettes
- 2401.20.85Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2401.20.87Threshed or similarly processed: other, other, other, other
Legal notes
HTS code 2401.20.05 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2401.20 (tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped).
The general duty is a specific or compound duty: $5.48/kg.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 25%, the Canada duty is 8%, the Mexico duty is 45%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 13%, the GCC duty is 100%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10%–20% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 2401.20 worth US$481.4m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2401.20.05?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is $5.48/kg; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 2401.20.05 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 2401.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$241.6m), followed by the Dominican Republic.