Fire-Cured Tennessee Light Air-Cured Tobacco Refuse from China

Refuse including stems and midrib waste from fire-cured Tennessee light air-cured tobacco varieties. This unmanufactured tobacco refuse is specifically under HTS 2401.30.70.35 for fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee types. Used in chew tobacco production.

Duty Rate — China → United States

385%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Label bales clearly as 'fire-cured KY/TN refuse' to facilitate CBP inspection

Monitor USTR regulations for quota proration across 9 listed countries

Ensure no glycerol/additives; otherwise risks 2403.11 exclusion