Tennessee Dark-Fired Tobacco Stems from China
Unprocessed stems from dark air-cured (dark-fired) Tennessee tobacco, meeting HTS 2401.30.23.40 criteria as uncut, unground tobacco refuse for non-cigarette applications like snuff or twist tobacco. These stems provide robust flavor profiles ideal for chewing tobacco blends.
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
• Include lab analysis confirming 'dark air-cured' status and no pulverization to prevent disputes
• Declare intended end-use explicitly in entry docs; misdeclaration risks penalty for cigarette-assumed use
• Check against annual quantitative limits per country; bulk shipments from quota countries need prior USTR approval