Cigar Leaf Waste from China
Waste material generated from processing cigar leaf tobacco, including stems, scraps, and dust unsuitable for direct use. Classified under HTS 2401.30.09.00 as 'other' tobacco refuse specifically from cigar leaf, distinct from stems or cuttings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Verify origin documentation to ensure compliance with U.S. tobacco import quotas under Additional U.S
• Note 5
• Provide certificates of analysis confirming it's cigar leaf refuse, not reprocessed tobacco
• Avoid misclassification as stems (2401.30.03); common pitfall is lacking proof of cigar leaf source