2401.30.25.90/Cut Tobacco Stems for Pipe Blending/China

Cut Tobacco Stems for Pipe Blending from China

These are cut tobacco stems derived from flue-cured tobacco leaves, processed by cutting into small pieces for blending into pipe tobacco mixtures. Classified under HTS 2401.30.25.90 as tobacco refuse (stems) that is cut and intended for use in products other than cigarettes, such as pipe tobacco or chewing tobacco. The stems provide structural bulk and flavor base without being manufactured into cigarette filler.

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)
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Import Tips

• Verify stem processing (cut/ground) and end-use declaration via affidavits to avoid reclassification as cigarette tobacco

• Provide origin certificates, especially for quota-limited countries like Brazil or Zimbabwe, to claim applicable duty rates

• Ensure documentation proves stems are refuse, not leaf, to prevent misclassification under higher-duty leaf subheadings

Cut Tobacco Stems for Pipe Blending from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2401.30.25.90