Midrib Strips Tobacco Refuse for Snuff from China
Tobacco midrib strips refuse from leaf stripping, intended for ground snuff production excluding cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2401.30.27 as other unmanufactured tobacco refuse. Threshed but not manufactured further.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include affidavits confirming non-cigarette end-use to prevent misclassification under cigarette refuse headings
• Monitor annual quota periods (Sep 13-Sep 12) and ensure entries stay within country-specific limits like 80,200 MT for Brazil
• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples but exclude from quota subheadings