Tennessee Dark Fire-Cured Tobacco from China
Dark fire-cured tobacco grown in Tennessee, partly stripped and stemmed, unthreshed, ideal for snuff and plug chewing tobacco. Classified under HTS 2401.20.57.10 for its fire-curing method and Kentucky-Tennessee origin, distinguishing it from other flue-cured varieties.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Include grower certificates proving fire-curing in Kentucky-Tennessee to meet HTS specificity
• Monitor annual quota allocations for countries like Brazil or Zimbabwe if applicable
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as generic fire-cured, which could lead to 2401.20.57.90