Processed Virginia Fire-Cured Leaf Waste from Mexico
Waste fragments from threshing machines processing Virginia fire-cured tobacco, classified as 'other' tobacco refuse in HTS 2401.30.70.50. This includes lamina scraps with fire-cured flavor profile, exported in bulk for cigarette or pipe filler. Remains unmanufactured per chapter definitions.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
360%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit threshing logs proving waste generation during unmanufactured processing
• Exclude Canada/Israel/Mexico origins from quota calculations per U.S
• Note (b)
• Test for contaminants; high sand content may trigger agricultural inspections