Pulverized Tennessee Fire-Cured Tobacco Stems from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
10%
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
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