Pulverized Tennessee Fire-Cured Tobacco Stems from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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