2401.30.37.40/Tennessee Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Stems/Japan

Tennessee Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Stems from Japan

Stems from dark air-cured tobacco grown in Tennessee, fire-cured for dark color and strong flavor, considered tobacco refuse. Falls under HTS 2401.30.37.40 as 'other' dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco entered under quota provisions of U.S. Note 5. Used primarily in chewing tobacco or as filler in blends.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Provide proof of Tennessee/Kentucky origin and threshed/stemmed status; track aggregate quotas by country (e.g

• Brazil 80,200 MT)

• Avoid classification in general 'other refuse' without quota entry

• Use chapter 98 for duty-free samples