Kentucky-Tennessee Dark Cured Tobacco Vein Stems from China
Vein and stem refuse from dark air-cured Kentucky-Tennessee tobacco, unprocessed and suitable for industrial blending in snuff or chewing tobacco. HTS 2401.30.33.40 covers these specific quota-eligible stems not subjected to cutting or grinding. Prized for high nicotine content in extract production.
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
• Ensure bills of lading specify 'stems only, not cut/ground'; monitor country-specific sub-limits (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT)
• Pitfall: Pre-1995 export docs allow special treatment per Note 5(d)