Analysis
HTS 2401.10.53 covers cigar binder and filler under heading 2401 (unmanufactured tobacco (whether or not threshed or similarly processed); tobacco refuse). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 350%. Compared with 2401.10.65 (other: other), which pays 350%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 350 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 2401.10.53.40 for binder and 2401.10.53.50 for filler. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 57% of the 35 tariff lines in chapter 24, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111910 (Tobacco Farming). That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2401.10.21 | Containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco: wrapper tobacco | Free |
| 2401.10.29 | Containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco: other | Free |
| 2401.10.44 | Oriental or Turkish type: cigarette leaf | Free |
| 2401.10.48 | Oriental or Turkish type: other | Free |
| 2401.10.61 | To be used in products other than cigarettes | 23.9¢/kg |
| 2401.10.63 | Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 23.9¢/kg |
| 2401.10.65 | Other: other | 350% |
| 2401.10.95 | Other: other | 32.7¢/kg |