Not cut, not ground and not pulverized
Unmanufactured tobacco (whether or not threshed or similarly processed); tobacco refuse: > Tobacco refuse: > Other: > Other: > Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions: > Tobacco stems: > Not cut, not ground and not pulverized
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Subheadings
Products classified under HTS 2401.30.33
Whole Tobacco Stems from Brazil
Uncured, whole tobacco stems sourced from Brazilian flue-cured tobacco plants, not cut, ground, or pulverized, used primarily in tobacco blending. Classified under HTS 2401.30.33 as tobacco refuse (stems) meeting U.S. Note 5 quota provisions for Brazil (80,200 metric tons annually). These stems are threshed but remain in their natural, intact form for further processing.
Intact Flue-Cured Tobacco Stems
Whole stems from flue-cured Virginia tobacco, unprocessed except threshing, not cut or pulverized, imported for reconstitution in cigarette filler. Falls under 2401.30.33 as 'tobacco stems' refuse per U.S. Note 5 quota (country-specific, e.g., 80,200 MT Brazil).
Whole Oriental Tobacco Stems
Intact stems from sun-cured Oriental tobacco varieties, not pulverized, entered under general 'other countries' 3,000 MT quota of U.S. Note 5. Used in blend bases for American blend cigarettes as refuse.
Zimbabwe Whole Tobacco Stems
Unprocessed whole stems from Zimbabwe flue-cured tobacco, within 12,000 MT U.S. Note 5 quota, not cut or ground, destined for export blending.
Guatemala Intact Tobacco Stems
Whole stems from Guatemalan tobacco farms, quota 10,000 MT under Note 5, unpulverized refuse for industrial blending.
Thailand Whole Tobacco Stems
Uncut stems from Thai Burley, 7,000 MT quota, tobacco refuse.
Philippines Unprocessed Stems
Whole fire-cured stems Philippines, 3,000 MT quota.
Argentina Bulk Tobacco Stems
Whole stems Argentina, 10,750 MT quota eligible.
Unchopped Burley Tobacco Stems Malawi Origin
Whole, unchopped stems from air-cured Burley tobacco harvested in Malawi, qualifying under 12,000 MT U.S. Note 5 quota. Not ground or pulverized, used in pipe tobacco and reconstituted sheet production as tobacco refuse.
Uncured Whole Fire-Cured Tobacco Stems
Whole stems from fire-cured dark tobacco, unground and uncut, for use in snuff and chewing tobacco bases under U.S. Note 5 quotas (e.g., Philippines 3,000 MT). Qualifies as unmanufactured tobacco refuse stems.