Tennessee Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Stems from China
Stems and midribs collected as refuse from dark air-cured tobacco cultivated in Tennessee regions. Classified under HTS 2401.30.70.40 due to its specific regional and curing characteristics as unmanufactured tobacco refuse.
Duty Rate — China → United States
387.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Label shipments clearly as 'tobacco refuse' to distinguish from prime leaf under 2401.30.37
• Subject to annual aggregate quotas; track entries from September 13 to September 12
• Avoid common pitfall of incomplete threshing documentation, which could reclassify as unprocessed