Dark Air-Cured Kentucky Fire-Cured Tobacco Refuse from Germany
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 — 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 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