2401.30.25.40/Cut Dark Air-Cured Kentucky Tobacco Stems/Japan

Cut Dark Air-Cured Kentucky Tobacco Stems from Japan

These are tobacco stems from dark air-cured Kentucky tobacco, cut into small pieces for processing. Classified under HTS 2401.30.25.40 as cut tobacco refuse (stems) intended for products other than cigarettes, such as pipe tobacco or chewing tobacco. The dark air-curing process imparts a robust flavor suitable for non-cigarette uses.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Verify origin against U.S

• Note quotas (e.g

• limited tons for most countries excluding Canada/Mexico); exceedance shifts to higher duties

• Provide documentation proving use in non-cigarette products (e.g

• affidavits for pipe/roll-your-own tobacco) to avoid reclassification

• Include lab analysis confirming dark air-cured type and stem composition; threshed but not cigarette-grade