New FDA Product Codes in Industry 98 – Tobacco Products

(CBP)

FDA has added 9 new product codes at the request of their Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). If you are transmitting entry information for the product(s) described below, please begin using these new codes immediately.

Class B – Cigarettes
98B- -06 Cigarettes, Light, Mild, or Low, Unflavored
98B- -07 Cigarettes, Light, Mild, or Low, Flavored (Menthol)
98B- -08 Cigarettes, Light, Mild, or Low

Class C - Smokeless Tobacco
98C- -08 Chewing Tobacco, Light, Mild, or Low, Loose Leaf
98C- -09 Chewing Tobacco, Light, Mild, or Low, Plug
98C- -10 Chewing Tobacco, Light, Mild, or Low, Twist
98C- -11 Snuff, Light, Mild, or Low, Dry
98C- -12 Snuff, Light, Mild, or Low, Moist
98C- -13 Snus, Light, Mild, or Low

Please begin using these new codes immediately where appropriate to identify the product being submitted for entry, using currently existing conventions for building a product code for CTP regulated products.