Cigarette Midrib Waste from China
Discarded midribs from cigarette blending lines, falling under HTS 2401.30.70.90 'other' tobacco refuse. Generated after threshing, these are structural byproducts for industrial reuse. Excludes manufactured forms.
Duty Rate — China → United States
387.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Include photos/process flowcharts showing waste generation point
• Confirm no quota exclusion for Canada/Mexico origins per U.S
• Note 5(b)
• Test for contaminant-free status to avoid FDA tobacco scrutiny