Fire-Cured Kentucky Burley Tobacco Refuse from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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