Fire-Cured KY-TN Tobacco Screenings from China
Small leaf fragments and screenings sifted from fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco during processing, qualifying as refuse. Under HTS 2401.30.27.35 for non-cigarette uses such as pipe tobacco mixtures or moist snuff bases. The unique fire-curing imparts a robust, earthy aroma.
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
• Pre-register shipments with CBP for quota tracking to prevent over-entry penalties
• Certify threshing-only processing to maintain 'unmanufactured' status under heading 2401
• Separate from cigarette-designated lots to avoid commingling reclassification risks