Threshed Fire-Cured Kentucky One-Sucker Tobacco Refuse
Refuse including midribs and waste from threshed fire-cured Kentucky one-sucker tobacco, destined for industrial blending in non-cigarette products like pipe mixtures. HTS 2401.30.37.35 applies due to its fire-cured regional type and U.S. Note 5 quota entry for tobacco refuse other than cigarette use.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If classified under cigar leaf refuse quota instead
Cigar-specific refuse has separate quota subheading within fire-cured categories.
If further stemmed and considered cigarette leaf material
Partial manufacturing into cigarette-specific leaf changes to heading 2402.
If homogenized or reconstituted for any tobacco product
Reconstituted sheets classify as 'other manufactured tobacco' in heading 2404.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document threshed processing but confirm not 'prepared for marketing to ultimate consumer' per U.S
• Note
• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples if applicable
• Pitfall: pre-1995 exports may qualify under special direct import provisions
Related Products under HTS 2401.30.37.35
Fire-Cured Kentucky Burley Tobacco Leaf Strips
Fire-cured Kentucky Burley tobacco processed into leaf strips, threshed and suitable for blending in pipe tobacco or chewing tobacco production. This unmanufactured tobacco refuse falls under HTS 2401.30.37.35 as fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee type, entered pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 quota provisions for non-cigarette use. It is not prepared for retail sale to consumers.
Fire-Cured Tennessee Dark Fire Tobacco Stems
Stems from fire-cured Tennessee dark fire tobacco, separated as tobacco refuse for use in snuff or plug chewing tobacco manufacturing. Classified under HTS 2401.30.37.35 for its specific fire-cured Kentucky-Tennessee characteristics and entry under quota limits. These are threshed but unmanufactured materials not for direct consumer retail.
Fire-Cured Tennessee Madole Tobacco Leaf Scraps
Scrap leaves and fragments from fire-cured Tennessee Madole variety, as unmanufactured tobacco refuse for chewing tobacco or snuff production. This specific type qualifies for HTS 2401.30.37.35 under the fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee refuse quota provisions of U.S. Note 5.
Kentucky Fire-Cured Dark-Fired Tobacco Midribs
Midrib waste from Kentucky dark-fired tobacco, threshed and processed as refuse for use in plug or twist chewing tobaccos. Falls under HTS 2401.30.37.35 as fire-cured Kentucky/Tennessee refuse entered pursuant to quota for other-than-cigarette applications.