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.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If flue-cured rather than fire-cured
Flue-cured bright leaf uses different subheading 2401.20.33 within same threshed category, based on curing technique.
If containing over 35% stems or refuse
High refuse content reclassifies as tobacco refuse under 2402 rather than stemmed leaf tobacco.
If flavored or mixed for retail water pipe use
Note 5 quota applies but shifts to reconstituted/flavored under 2403.99 if prepared for consumer sale.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include lab certification of fire-curing process (no flue or sun curing); aggregate entries with other note 5 tobaccos cannot exceed country-specific limits like 80,200 MT for Brazil
• Avoid classification as 'prepared for retail' to prevent shift to 2403
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.
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.
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).
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.