Raw Burley Stems for Hand-Rolled Cigarette Tobacco from China
Unprocessed Burley tobacco stems imported under AN5 quota provisions, suitable for preparing hand-rolled cigarette tobacco per US note (e). These stems provide body and slow burn characteristics valued by consumers making their own cigarettes. HTS 2401.30.33.20 applies to uncut/unground stems from quota-eligible countries.
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
• Document intended end-use for hand-rolled cigarettes to qualify under US note (e); avoid cigarette manufacturing declarations
• Verify stems meet 'not cut, not ground, not pulverized' criteria through lab analysis if challenged by Customs
• Enter before September 13 quota reset; pre-1995 export documentation may allow special treatment per AN5(d)