Tobacco Stems for Pipe Blending from China
Dried tobacco stems derived from flue-cured leaf processing, classified as tobacco refuse under HTS 2401.30.27. Intended for blending into pipe tobacco mixtures rather than cigarette production. Threshed and cleaned but unmanufactured, fitting 'other' category for non-cigarette use.
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
• Verify origin against U.S
• Note quotas; products from quota countries like Brazil require aggregate tracking from Sep 13 to Sep 12
• Provide certification that refuse is destined for non-cigarette products to avoid reclassification to cigarette tobacco subheadings
• Maintain documentation proving 'direct import' if pre-1995 export for special duty treatment; avoid warehouse withdrawals