Fire-Cured Tennessee Perique-Style Tobacco from China
Threshed, partly stemmed fire-cured tobacco from Tennessee processed in a perique-style fermentation for use in premium pipe blends, not cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2401.20.83.35 for fire-cured type, regional specificity, and non-cigarette application.
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
• Confirm curing method via processing records; 'fire-cured' is key for this narrow subheading
• Pre-1995 exported stock may qualify for special rates under U.S. note (d) with direct import proof
• Separate from cigarette tobacco in manifests to prevent aggregation under quota-limited subheadings