Dark-Air Cured Tennessee Twist Tobacco Leaf from China
Threshed and stripped dark-air cured leaf from Tennessee for traditional twist chewing tobacco production. Classified precisely in HTS 2401.20.85.40 for quota-eligible Kentucky-Tennessee dark-air cured types. Provides the base for rolled, fermented twists.
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
• Document fiscal year entry dates for quota proration; avoid blending with non-quota origins
• Ensure 'not for cigarettes' declaration if hand-rolled intent per Note 5(e)