Virginia Fire-Cured Tobacco Dust for Cigar Fillers from China
Fine dust and midrib refuse from fire-cured Virginia tobacco, suitable for blending into long-filler cigars, not cigarettes. HTS 2401.30.27.50 applies as 'other' Virginia fire-cured refuse for non-cigarette products, aligning with chapter definitions of unmanufactured tobacco refuse.
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
• Obtain end-user certificates specifying cigar production to comply with 'products other than cigarettes' requirement
• Avoid bulk packaging over quota thresholds; split shipments if needed per US Note regulations
• Test for glycerol or flavorings—presence could reclassify under 2403.11 for water pipe tobacco