Pulverized Tobacco Stems for Chewing Tobacco Base from China
Pulverized stems from threshed tobacco leaves, reduced to powder form for use in loose-leaf chewing tobacco recipes. Under HTS 2401.30.25.90 as pulverized tobacco refuse stems for non-cigarette oral products. Commonly sourced from low-grade leaf trimmings for cost-effective blending.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit end-user statements specifying 'chewing tobacco production' to differentiate from cigarette quotas
• Comply with FDA tobacco product import rules, including prior notice via ACE system
• Avoid bulk mixing with leaf in shipments to prevent duty escalation under leaf subheadings