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Tobacco Stem Scrap for Pipe Blending from Canada

Coarse tobacco stem scraps and refuse collected from flue-cured processing, suitable for blending into pipe tobacco mixtures. Classified under HTS 2401.30.27.90 as tobacco refuse intended for use in products other than cigarettes, such as pipe tobacco or chewing tobacco. Excludes any refuse destined for cigarette production per chapter notes.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada

Import Tips

Provide end-use certification proving the refuse is for non-cigarette products like pipe or chewing tobacco to avoid reclassification

Verify origin against U.S

Note quotas (e.g

Brazil 80,200 MT); exceedances trigger higher duties

Include processing documentation showing 'threshed or similarly processed' status without further manufacture