Fire-Cured Kentucky Threshed Tobacco
Fire-cured tobacco from Kentucky, threshed and stripped for snuff or export blends. Classified under 2401.20.87.90 as other processed unmanufactured tobacco.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If wrapper suitable for cigars
Wrapper tobacco has dedicated subheading regardless of processing.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use licensed customs brokers familiar with tobacco quotas
• Test for glycerol/molasses; presence excludes from 2403.11 but flags processing
• Warehouse entries must track quota periods (Sep 13-Sep 12)
Related Products under HTS 2401.20.87.90
Threshed Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco
Threshed flue-cured Virginia tobacco is unmanufactured tobacco that has been partly stemmed, threshed, and processed for use in cigarette blending. It falls under HTS 2401.20.87.90 as 'other' threshed or similarly processed tobacco, excluding cigarette leaf, cigar leaf, and specific wrappers. This classification applies to bulk tobacco not prepared for immediate retail sale.
Threshed Burley Tobacco Leaves
Burley tobacco, air-cured and threshed for stripping stems, is imported in bulk for pipe tobacco or cigarette filler. Classified in 2401.20.87.90 as 'other' partly stemmed and threshed tobacco, distinct from unprocessed or retail-packed forms.
Threshed Dark Air-Cured Tobacco
Dark air-cured tobacco threshed for chewing or pipe blends, imported stemmed and processed but not retail-packed. Fits 2401.20.87.90 'other' for non-cigar, non-quota threshed unmanufactured tobacco.
Threshed Turkish Basma Tobacco
Turkish Basma variety, threshed for low-nicotine blends in export cigarettes. 'Other' threshed tobacco under 2401.20.87.90.
Stemmed and Threshed Perique Tobacco
Fermented Perique tobacco, threshed post-stemming for specialty pipe blends. Bulk form qualifies as 2401.20.87.90 'other'.
Threshed Shade-Grown Connecticut Tobacco
Shade-grown tobacco threshed for mild cigarette filler, not wrappers. HTS 2401.20.87.90 for other threshed types.