Unprocessed Dark Air-Cured Stem Midribs from Tennessee from China
Midrib portions of stems from Tennessee dark air-cured tobacco, delivered whole for use in flavor extraction or filler in roll-your-own products. Classified in 2401.30.33.40 as not cut/ground/pulverized tobacco refuse under U.S. Note 5 quota. These robust midribs provide structural integrity in reconstituted sheet tobacco manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide photographic evidence of stem integrity on entry docs; track aggregate imports against 10,750 MT limit
• Common issue: Contamination with leaf fragments risks reclass to unmanufactured tobacco