Sun-Cured Virginia Tobacco Midrib Scraps

Midrib scraps and fragments from Virginia sun-cured tobacco leaves, threshed and separated as refuse under HTS 2401.30.27.60. Primarily used in blending for snuff or hookah mixtures, explicitly for products other than cigarettes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2401.30.35Same rate: 35%

If fire-cured rather than sun-cured

Curing method determines specific refuse subheading within non-cigarette category.

2404Lower: 15% vs 35%

If prepared for inhalation without combustion

Chapter note prioritizes heading 2404 for nicotine inhalation products over refuse.

2401.20.33Same rate: 35%

If oriental type refuse instead of Virginia

Varietal classification separates oriental tobacco refuse from Virginia sun-cured.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Confirm 'Virginia sun-cured' variety via lab testing; misidentification leads to reclassification

Exclude from cigarette end-use declarations to maintain lower duty rate under this subheading

Monitor aggregate annual quotas by country; use Chapter 98 for duty-free samples