Fire-Cured Kentucky Burley Tobacco Refuse from Germany
This is tobacco refuse derived from fire-cured Kentucky Burley tobacco, consisting of stems, dust, and small fragments left after leaf processing. It falls under HTS 2401.30.70.35 as 'Fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee' tobacco refuse, which is unmanufactured tobacco waste from these specific curing methods and regions. Used primarily in blending or industrial tobacco products.
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
• Verify origin against US Note quotas (e.g
• 80,200 MT for Brazil); exceedance shifts to higher duties
• Provide curing method certification as fire-cured from Kentucky/Tennessee-type processes to avoid reclassification
• Document as refuse (stems/dust only) to prevent confusion with leaf tobacco under 2401.30.35