Pulverized Tobacco Stems for Chewing Tobacco Base from Japan
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 — 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
• 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