Kentucky Burley Shredded Tobacco for Pipes from China
Shredded Kentucky-grown Burley tobacco optimized for pipe bowls, known for low sugar content and slow burn. HTS 2403.19.30.60 applies to this manufactured Burley smoking tobacco explicitly for non-cigarette applications like pipes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Use affidavits specifying end-use in pipes or rolling tobacco to differentiate from cigarette leaf
• Check pre-1995 export documentation for potential legacy quota eligibility per U.S. notes
• Avoid commingling with cigarette tobacco to prevent chapter-wide reclassification to 2404