Threshed Kentucky Fire-Cured Twist Tobacco Base from China
Fire-cured Kentucky tobacco, threshed and stripped, serving as base material for twist chewing tobacco products excluding cigarette filler. It aligns with HTS 2401.20.83.35 criteria for processing, cure, origin, and end use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Bundle with end-user letters specifying 'for chewing tobacco manufacture' to support classification
• Track country-specific quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT) to avoid over-limit surcharges
• Inspect for threshing uniformity; incomplete processing risks shift to less processed headings