Threshing Dust for Cigar Fillers from Japan
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 — 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
• 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