Fire-Cured Kentucky Stemmed Tobacco from China
Fire-cured tobacco from Kentucky, stripped of stems without threshing, under HTS 2401.20.57.40 as other unmanufactured tobacco not for wrappers. Its smoky flavor suits specific cigarette and cigar filler blends.
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
• Obtain origin certificates for quota apportionment; U.K. limited to 44 MT
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests retail readiness, risking 2403
• Test for glycerol/molasses which would exclude from 2401 and move to 2403.11