Tennessee Air-Cured Fire-Type Tobacco (Stemmed) from China
Stemmed and threshed dark-air cured tobacco from Tennessee, akin to fire-cured but using pure air method for intense flavor in cigarettes. Unmanufactured and processed for bulk blending. HTS 2401.20.87.40 designates this KY/TN specific variety.
Duty Rate — China → United States
385%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Certify no flue or fire in curing to stay in dark-air class; prepare for quantity limits if from non-FTA like Malawi (12,000 MT)
• Distinguish from parts for Chapter 84 machinery