Tennessee Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Stems from Germany
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 — 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
• 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