Flue-Cured Tobacco Dust

Fine particulate dust generated from threshing flue-cured tobacco leaves, considered tobacco refuse under HTS 2401.30.37.10. It is unmanufactured material entered under U.S. Note 5 quotas, often used in pipe tobacco or as filler.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2401.30.35Same rate: 35%

If fire-cured or other non-flue-cured type

Different curing methods like fire-curing shift classification within other refuse subheadings.

2402.10.80Higher: 36.4% vs 35%

If twisted into cigar leaf strips

Processed into cigar binder or wrapper form, it becomes manufactured under heading 2402.

2404Lower: 15% vs 35%

If homogenized for nicotine inhalation products

Chapter note prioritizes heading 2404 for any tobacco used in inhalation without combustion devices.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include lab analysis confirming flue-cured origin and refuse status; monitor calendar-year quotas from Sept 13 to Sept 12; avoid quota overages by pre-clearing with USTR regulations