Dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee
Unmanufactured tobacco (whether or not threshed or similarly processed); tobacco refuse: > Tobacco refuse: > Other: > Other: > Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions: > Tobacco stems: > Cut, ground or pulverized > Dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 2401.30.35.40
Cut Dark Air-Cured Kentucky Tobacco Stems
These are tobacco stems from dark air-cured Kentucky tobacco, cut into small pieces for processing. Classified under HTS 2401.30.35.40 as cut tobacco refuse (stems) from dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee varieties, entered pursuant to additional U.S. note 5 quota provisions. They are unmanufactured tobacco refuse, threshed and processed by cutting.
Ground Dark Air-Cured Tennessee Fire-Cured Stems
Ground stems derived from dark air-cured (fire-cured) Tennessee tobacco, used in pipe tobacco or snuff production. Fits HTS 2401.30.35.40 as pulverized tobacco stems from specified dark-cured varieties under quota entry. Represents unmanufactured refuse processed for industrial blending.
Cut & Sifted Dark Air-Cured KY-TN Stem Refuse
Tobacco stems from dark air-cured Kentucky-Tennessee tobacco, cut and sifted for uniformity in manufacturing. Precisely matches HTS 2401.30.35.40 for quota-entered cut tobacco stems as unmanufactured refuse. Used primarily in industrial tobacco processing.
Micronized Pulverized Tennessee Dark Stem Powder
Ultra-fine pulverized powder from Tennessee dark air-cured tobacco stems for flavor extraction. HTS 2401.30.35.40 applies to such highly processed (pulverized) quota-eligible stem refuse. Remains unmanufactured per chapter definitions.
Pulverized Kentucky Dark-Fired Tobacco Stems
Fine pulverized stems from Kentucky dark-fired (air-cured) tobacco, suitable for extract production or fillers. HTS 2401.30.35.40 covers this as cut/ground/pulverized stems from dark air-cured KY/TN under U.S. Note 5. Processed refuse not for direct retail smoking.