Fire-Cured Tennessee Snuff-Grade Tobacco Lamina
High-quality lamina strips from fire-cured Tennessee tobacco, threshed for moist snuff production. Classified in 2401.20.85.35 as note 5 eligible fire-cured type, not yet 'prepared for marketing to ultimate consumer' per U.S. note. Used in products other than cigarettes per note 5(e).
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If 'homogenized or reconstituted' during processing
Reconstituted sheet tobacco shifts to 2403.91 under note 5 quota, as manufactured form.
If ground into final snuff powder
Chapter note requires fully manufactured tobacco products in 2404.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Label as 'for industrial blending only' to maintain unmanufactured status; provide threshing process records
• Monitor total note 5 entries to stay under 'other countries' 3,000 MT cap if unspecified origin
Related Products under HTS 2401.20.85.35
Fire-Cured Kentucky Burley Tobacco Leaves
Threshed fire-cured tobacco leaves from Kentucky, partly stemmed and processed for blending in cigarettes or pipe tobacco. Classified under HTS 2401.20.85.35 as fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco entered pursuant to additional U.S. note 5 quota provisions. Meets chapter requirements for unmanufactured, threshed tobacco refuse excluded.
Tennessee Fire-Cured Dark Tobacco Strips
Partly stemmed, threshed fire-cured dark tobacco from Tennessee regions, used primarily in chewing tobacco and snuff blends. Falls under HTS 2401.20.85.35 for fire-cured Kentucky-Tennessee types within U.S. note 5 quantitative limits. Excludes fully manufactured or combustion-inhalation products per chapter notes.
Kentucky Fire-Cured Light Air-Cured Hybrid Tobacco
Threshed, stripped Kentucky tobacco using fire-curing followed by light air-drying, destined for premium cigar wrappers. HTS 2401.20.85.35 applies specifically to fire-cured varieties from designated regions under quota. Distinguishes from pure air-cured by primary fire process per legal definitions.
Kentucky Dark Fire-Cured Pipe Tobacco Base
Threshed dark fire-cured leaf from Kentucky for pipe tobacco blending, partly stemmed without retail packaging. HTS 2401.20.85.35 for quota-eligible fire-cured under note 5; excludes inhalation-without-combustion per chapter definition.