2401.30.27.90 - Other

This HTS classification, 2401.30.27.90, covers "Other" tobacco refuse intended for use in products other than cigarettes. Tobacco refuse encompasses residual material generated during the processing of tobacco leaves, such as stems, ribs, midribs, and dust. This specific subcategory applies to refuse that does not fit into more narrowly defined categories based on its curing method or origin.

It is important to distinguish this category from its sibling entries, which specifically denote flue-cured, Burley, fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee, dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee, and Virginia fire-cured tobacco refuse. Those categories are distinguished by the specific curing processes applied to the original tobacco leaves from which the refuse was derived. HTS 2401.30.27.90, therefore, captures any other tobacco refuse, irrespective of its prior curing method, provided it is designated for manufacturing purposes other than cigarettes.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. The classification is complete at this level, with the primary determining factors being the nature of the material as tobacco refuse and its intended end-use, excluding cigarettes.