Orient Tobacco Threshed for Pipe Mixtures from Japan
Threshed Orient tobacco varieties, stemmed and processed similarly for blending into pipe tobacco mixtures, under HTS 2401.20.83 for non-cigarette end uses. This sun-cured tobacco is common in aromatic pipe blends.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use bills of lading noting 'pipe tobacco use only' for CBP review
• Track annual quotas especially for origins like Turkey under 'other countries'
• Test for proper moisture content to comply with unmanufactured status