Tennessee Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Scraps from Japan
Scrap material from dark air-cured tobacco leaves harvested in Tennessee, used primarily in plug chewing tobacco production. Falls under HTS 2401.30.27.40 as 'other' tobacco refuse of dark air-cured Kentucky-Tennessee type, explicitly for non-cigarette applications.
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
• Include lab analysis confirming dark air-curing characteristics and absence of cigarette-grade processing
• Declare exact intended end-use (e.g
• chewing tobacco) on entry documents to comply with subheading requirements
• Check against US Note 1 quotas for Tennessee-sourced dark tobacco; early-season imports face stricter scrutiny