Threshing Dust for Cigar Fillers from China
Dust generated during tobacco threshing, used in cigar filler blends excluding cigarette use. HTS 2401.30.27 'other' for such unmanufactured tobacco refuse.
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
• Certify exclusively for cigar production to leverage 'other than cigarettes' lower quota applicability
• Use FTZ entries carefully; may not qualify as 'direct import' for pre-1995 duty relief
• Avoid commingling with cigarette-destined refuse in shipments