Ground Tobacco Stems for Snuff Production from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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