Midrib Strips Tobacco Refuse for Snuff from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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