Raw Whole Tobacco Stems Bulk Bale from China
Bulk bales of whole, unprocessed tobacco stems from various varieties, not cut or ground, for industrial blending in pipe and roll-your-own tobacco (excluding cigarettes). HTS 2401.30.23 covers these as stems refuse for other products, emphasizing the intact physical state. Ideal for large-scale flavor extraction and bulking.
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
• Import in bulk bales only—not consumer packages—to match 'not prepared for marketing to ultimate consumer' U.S
• Note
• Pre-clear quota status with USTR regulations; excess enters at higher general rates