Pulverized Tennessee Fire-Cured Tobacco Stems from China
Pulverized stems from fire-cured Tennessee tobacco represent threshed refuse processed into fine particles for industrial blending. Falls under HTS 2401.30.35.35 due to its ground stem form and adherence to chapter quota for Fire-Cured Kentucky-Tennessee types. Primarily used in pipe tobacco or reconstituted sheet production.
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
• Submit U.S
• Note 5 entry documentation with precise weight declarations; aggregate quotas shared across countries
• Conduct moisture content testing (typically 12-15%) to confirm unmanufactured status
• Avoid commingling with non-quota tobaccos in shipments to prevent duty re-assessment