Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Stems

Whole dark air-cured tobacco stems, unground and uncut, in bulk sacks for snuff or plug chewing tobacco manufacture. HTS 2401.30.23.90 for 'other' stems refuse not intended for cigarettes, aligning with chapter's unmanufactured refuse category. Bulk industrial packaging.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2401.20.85Same rate: 35%

If for cigar wrapper production

Cigar-specific refuse uses different unmanufactured subheadings.

2404Lower: 15% vs 35%

If for heated non-combustion inhalation

Chapter note mandates 2404 priority for 'inhalation without combustion' products.

2403.99.90Higher: 385% vs 35%

If sold as retail pipe tobacco component

Retail consumer packaging reclassifies under other manufactured tobacco substitutes.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Thailand origins limited to 7,000 MT quota; document export date pre-1995 for special rates if eligible

Include moisture content and processing logs proving no pulverization

Separate from cigarette lines in supply chain docs to avoid 2401.30.35/37

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Whole Tobacco Stems Bulk Bale

Uncured whole tobacco stems sourced from flue-cured Virginia tobacco plants, not cut, ground, or pulverized, packaged in large bales for industrial processing. Classified under HTS 2401.30.23.90 as tobacco refuse (stems) intended for use in products other than cigarettes, such as pipe tobacco blends or snuff production. Meets chapter notes excluding cigarette use and unprepared for retail sale.

Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco Stems

Intact stems from flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves, unprocessed except threshing, supplied in compressed bales for extraction or blending. Falls under 2401.30.23.90 as 'other' tobacco stems refuse, not suitable for cigarettes but used in chewing tobacco or industrial extracts. Excludes combustion products per chapter notes.

Burley Tobacco Stems Loose Pack

Loose, whole stems from air-cured Burley tobacco, neither cut nor ground, packed in fiber drums for export. HTS 2401.30.23.90 applies to these uncut tobacco refuse stems designated for pipe tobacco or snuff, not cigarettes. Bulk form prevents retail classification.

Fire-Cured Tobacco Stems Drum

Intact fire-cured tobacco stems packed in fiber drums, not subjected to cutting or grinding, for use in specialty chewing products. Fits 2401.30.23.90 as uncut 'other' tobacco refuse stems for non-cigarette applications. Excludes chapter 24's manufactured or combustion categories.

Kentucky Dark Tobacco Stems

Whole stems from Kentucky dark-fired tobacco, baled uncut for industrial blending in non-cigarette tobacco products like twist chews. 2401.30.23.90 covers these as 'other' not ground/pulverized stems refuse. Bulk form per U.S. retail note.

Sun-Cured Tobacco Stems Sack

Sacked whole sun-cured tobacco stems, unprocessed beyond threshing, for use in herbal infusions or non-cigarette blends. HTS 2401.30.23.90 for other uncut stems as tobacco refuse, designated non-cigarette. Industrial quantities only.