Ground Tobacco Stems for Snuff Production from China
Ground tobacco stems, pulverized into fine particles from tobacco refuse, used as a base material in dry snuff manufacturing. Fits HTS 2401.30.25.90 as cut/ground/pulverized stems for non-cigarette products like snuff. These stems are threshed remnants valued for their nicotine content in oral tobacco blends.
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
• Include lab analysis confirming particle size (ground/pulverized) and non-cigarette end-use to support classification
• Check U.S
• Note quotas for origins like Philippines or Thailand; exceedance triggers higher general rates
• Label shipments clearly as 'tobacco stems for snuff' to avoid CBP scrutiny as unmanufactured leaf