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.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unstemmed whole leaf tobacco
Unstemmed dark air-cured leaf (not refuse) goes to leaf headings before stem separation
If quota overage or 'other' water pipe prep
Excess quota volume or misidentified as water pipe tobacco refuse shifts to manufactured subheadings
If for stems from other air-cured varieties
Non-KY/TN dark air-cured stems (e.g., cigar leaf) classify separately outside this specific subheading
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use FDA tobacco product registration if for consumer end-use; separate from quota ag entry requirements
• Warehouse entries count toward quota; plan withdrawals carefully within Sept 13-12 period
Related Products 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.