Threshed Blackfat Dark Tobacco Refuse from China
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 — China → United States
387.5%
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
• 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