Fire-Cured Virginia Stem Scraps for Roll-Your-Own Tobacco from China
Coarse stem scraps from Virginia fire-cured tobacco, threshed and baled for use in roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco products, explicitly not for cigarettes. Classified in 2401.30.27.50 due to its refuse status, Virginia fire-curing, and non-cigarette application as per US notes on end-use.
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
• Declare exact quantity and origin; track aggregate imports under US Note (a) limits to avoid over-quota penalties
• Include affidavits or contracts showing RYO end-use, as misdeclaration to cigarette use changes subheading