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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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