Threshed Blackfat Dark Tobacco Refuse from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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