Threshed Blackfat Dark Tobacco Refuse from Canada
Blackfat tobacco refuse includes threshed leaf scraps and strips from dark air-cured plants, stemmed and processed for flavor extraction in blends. This HTS 2401.20.87.60 covers 'other' threshed tobacco refuse specifically as Blackfat, distinguishing it from flue-cured types. Used primarily in chewing tobacco or snuff production.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
360%
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
Import Tips
• Provide evidence of Blackfat varietal via botanical testing to match subheading specificity
• Track aggregate imports against country quotas in U.S
• Note 5(a)
• Separate from cigarette leaf to avoid quota exhaustion penalties