Dark-Fired Kentucky Plug Tobacco Base from China
Whole leaf dark fire-cured Kentucky tobacco for pressing into plug chewing tobacco, with rich fermentation potential. HTS 2401.10.95.10 covers this unstripped, non-wrapper-heavy unmanufactured type. Ideal base for traditional American plugs.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Batch-test moisture and impurities to affirm unmanufactured classification
• Separate entries by origin country to apply correct quota allocations
• Retain grower invoices proving Kentucky/Tennessee harvest