Leaf Clippings Refuse for Roll-Your-Own from China
Irregular leaf clippings from tobacco trimming, classified as refuse for roll-your-own non-cigarette products. HTS 2401.30.27 covers this 'other' unmanufactured refuse not destined for manufactured cigarettes.
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
• Classify RYO as 'products other than cigarettes' per U.S
• Note (e), but confirm not prepped as consumer cigarette tobacco
• Separate entries for quota purposes; exceedance triggers higher general rates
• Include curing type in descriptions for potential shift to specific refuse headings