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
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If for cigar wrapper production
Cigar-specific refuse uses different unmanufactured subheadings.
If for heated non-combustion inhalation
Chapter note mandates 2404 priority for 'inhalation without combustion' products.
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.