Dark Blackfat Tobacco Leaf Flakes from China
Blackfat leaf flakes are produced by threshing stemmed dark air-cured tobacco into uniform flakes for blending. Classified under HTS 2401.20.87.60 for threshed 'other' Blackfat tobacco refuse, as it's unmanufactured beyond basic processing. Primarily for pipe and chew tobacco industries.
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
• Provide flake size and threshing specs in invoices; adhere to origin-specific quotas
• Avoid consumer-ready labels to prevent 2403 shift
• Coordinate with USDA for phytosanitary certificates