Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco Dust from China
Fine particulate dust generated from threshing flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves, classified as tobacco refuse for blending into non-cigarette products such as snuff or roll-your-own pipe tobacco. Falls under HTS 2401.30.27.10 due to its flue-cured origin and non-cigarette end use. This refuse is similarly processed but not manufactured into final consumer goods.
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming flue-cured type and particle size; declare exact end use to prevent quota misapplication; monitor USTR quota allocations for origin countries like Brazil or Zimbabwe