2401.20.31.30 - Maryland

This HTS classification, 2401.20.31.30, specifically covers Maryland tobacco leaf that has been at least partly stemmed or stripped, but not further threshed or processed. It falls under the broader category of unmanufactured tobacco and its refuse, and more narrowly within tobacco that is not containing wrapper tobacco, or not containing over 35 percent wrapper tobacco. This particular designation is for leaf tobacco intended for use in products other than cigarettes.

The distinction between this category and its siblings lies in the specific type of light air-cured tobacco. While 2401.20.31.10 covers flue-cured tobacco and 2401.20.31.20 pertains to Burley tobacco, this category is reserved for Maryland tobacco. The sibling category 2401.20.31.40 is a catch-all for any other types of flue-cured, burley, or light air-cured leaf not otherwise specified. The commonality across these siblings is that they are all unmanufactured, stemmed/stripped, not threshed, and destined for non-cigarette product manufacturing.

As this node represents a "leaf node" within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification under 2401.20.31.30 is final once the tobacco is identified as Maryland type, partially or wholly stemmed/stripped, not threshed or similarly processed, not containing wrapper tobacco or containing not over 35 percent wrapper tobacco, and intended for the manufacture of products other than cigarettes.