2401.20.31.40 - Other

This HTS classification, 2401.20.31.40, encompasses "Other" unmanufactured tobacco that is partly or wholly stemmed or stripped, not threshed or similarly processed, and not containing wrapper tobacco or containing no more than 35 percent wrapper tobacco. Specifically, this category pertains to light air-cured leaf tobaccos other than flue-cured, burley, and Maryland varieties. The defining characteristic is its curing method and a lack of specific designation within the preceding subcategories.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings is crucial for accurate classification. HTS codes 2401.20.31.10, 2401.20.31.20, and 2401.20.31.30 are reserved for flue-cured, burley, and Maryland tobacco leaf, respectively. Therefore, 2401.20.31.40 captures any other light air-cured leaf tobacco that does not fit the specific descriptions of those three types. This means tobaccos cured using methods like sun-curing or the specific air-curing techniques that yield distinct characteristics from flue-cured, burley, or Maryland would fall here, provided they meet the other criteria of stemmed/stripped, not threshed, and wrapper tobacco limitations.

As this is a terminal node within the HTS classification, there are no further subcategories. The classification is complete once a tobacco leaf meets all the hierarchical criteria leading to this specific code. Therefore, classification professionals must carefully consider the origin, curing method, and physical processing of the unmanufactured tobacco to determine if it specifically fits the residual "Other" designation after the more precisely defined categories have been considered.