Dark Air-Cured Kentucky Fire-Cured Tobacco Strips from China
These are strips of dark air-cured tobacco grown in Kentucky, fire-cured to develop a robust, smoky flavor profile ideal for pipe tobacco blends. Classified under HTS 2401.30.27.40 as dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco refuse intended for use in products other than cigarettes, such as chewing tobacco or snuff.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Verify origin documentation to confirm Kentucky/Tennessee production and dark air-curing process for quota eligibility under US Note 1
• Provide end-use certification proving tobacco is for non-cigarette products to avoid reclassification
• Monitor annual quantitative limits for dark air-cured tobacco; exceedance triggers higher duty rates