Mixed Burley-Virginia Tobacco for Hookah Filler Base
Partly stripped, unthreshed mixture of burley and Virginia light air-cured tobacco for hookah (non-water pipe tobacco) filler. Qualifies for 2401.20.31 as unmanufactured leaf for non-cigarette smoking products.
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If mixed with glycerol for water pipe
Subheading note defines 'water pipe tobacco' including glycerol, excluding pure leaf.
If threshed for hookah shisha base
Processing level (threshed) shifts to stemmed/threshed subheadings.
If for heat-not-burn devices
Chapter note moves non-combustion inhalation to heading 2404 priority.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Distinguish from 2403.11 by absence of glycerol/molasses; provide lab analysis if challenged
• Use pre-1995 export docs for legacy quota eligibility per U.S
• Note 5(d)
• Ensure not packaged for retail to avoid 'prepared for consumer' reclassification
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