Virginia Sun-Cured Tobacco Stems
These are the dried stems from Virginia sun-cured tobacco plants, processed by threshing and classified as tobacco refuse under HTS 2401.30.27.60. Intended for use in non-cigarette products like pipe tobacco blends or chewing tobacco, excluding any preparation for cigarette manufacturing.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unthreshed whole leaf rather than refuse
Whole leaf Virginia tobacco falls under unmanufactured leaf headings, not refuse category.
If further processed into retail-ready pipe tobacco
Manufactured tobacco for non-cigarette use moves to Chapter 24 heading 2403.
If destined for cigarette production
Same refuse type but different end-use shifts to cigarette-specific subheading.
Not sure which classification is right?
The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.
Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify origin country against U.S
• Note quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT); exceedance shifts to higher duties
• Provide documentation proving use in non-cigarette products per U.S
• Note (e)(e); misclassification risks re-assessment
• Ensure proper labeling as 'tobacco refuse' and obtain phytosanitary certificates to avoid FDA/TSA holds
Related Products under HTS 2401.30.27.60
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.
Threshed Virginia Sun-Cured Tobacco Dust
Fine dust and particles generated from threshing Virginia sun-cured tobacco leaves, categorized as tobacco refuse in HTS 2401.30.27.60. Suitable for industrial blending in non-cigarette tobacco products like roll-your-own pipe fills.
Virginia Sun-Cured Leaf Vein Refuse
Vein and stalk remnants from Virginia sun-cured tobacco after leaf stripping and threshing, falling under HTS 2401.30.27.60 as refuse for non-cigarette uses such as chewing tobacco bases.
Processed Virginia Sun-Cured Tobacco Fines
Small particle fines from similarly processed Virginia sun-cured tobacco refuse under HTS 2401.30.27.60, destined for blending in snuff or other non-cigarette consumer products.