Dark Air-Cured Kentucky Fire-Cured Tobacco Refuse from China
This is tobacco refuse, including stems, dust, and scraps, derived from dark air-cured tobacco grown in Kentucky using fire-curing methods. It falls under HTS 2401.30.70.40 as 'Dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee' tobacco refuse, which is unmanufactured and processed only by threshing or similar means.
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
• Verify origin compliance with U.S
• Note quotas for non-FTA countries; exceedances shift to higher duty rates
• Provide certification of fire-curing method and Kentucky origin to avoid misclassification as other tobacco types
• Maintain records distinguishing refuse from leaf to prevent blending with higher-value unmanufactured tobacco