Baled Virginia Fire-Cured Tobacco Scraps from Canada
Irregular scraps and broken pieces of Virginia fire-cured tobacco leaf refuse, baled for shipment under HTS 2401.30.70.50. Derived from post-harvest processing, these are unsuitable as whole leaf but valuable for industrial blending. Must not be flavored or further treated to stay in unmanufactured refuse.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label bales clearly as 'refuse' to differentiate from prime leaf under 2401.10.63 quotas
• Obtain USTR approval for quantities exceeding country-specific limits (e.g
• 44 MT UK)
• Ensure no glycerol or flavor additives, as that would reclassify to water pipe tobacco