Tennessee Fire-Cured Ground Tobacco Stems from China
Ground stems from fire-cured Tennessee tobacco, threshed and pulverized for blending in snuff or pipe tobacco blends excluding cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2401.30.25.35 due to their origin, processing as cut/ground stems, and non-cigarette end use as tobacco refuse. The intense curing flavor profile suits dark fire-cured applications.
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
• Check aggregate quota limits for country of origin (e.g
• Brazil, Zimbabwe) under U.S
• Note; label clearly as 'stems for non-cigarette use' to prevent misclassification
• Include phytosanitary certificates to address pesticide residue concerns common in fire-cured tobaccos