Fire-Cured Tennessee Snuff-Grade Tobacco Lamina from China
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).
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
• 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