Flue-Cured Tobacco Dust from Germany
Fine particulate dust generated from threshing flue-cured tobacco leaves, categorized as tobacco refuse in HTS 2401.30.70.10. This waste material is unsuitable for direct smoking and used in fertilizers or extraction.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
350%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate ≥ 10 percent): MFN >= 10% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Include lab analysis confirming dust composition to distinguish from higher-value leaf products
• Monitor origin country quotas (e.g
• Brazil 80,200 MT aggregate); use chapter 98 for duty-free samples
• Avoid bulk packaging that could imply manufacturing, risking reclassification