2403.19.30.90/Pipe Tobacco Cavendish Blend/Japan

Pipe Tobacco Cavendish Blend from Japan

A sweetened and fermented black pipe tobacco blend made from flue-cured Virginia tobacco, processed for slow-burning in pipes. It falls under HTS 2403.19.30.90 as smoking tobacco prepared for use in pipes, not cigarettes, and not water pipe tobacco. This classification applies to manufactured tobacco substitutes or blends intended for non-cigarette smoking products.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Verify the tobacco is explicitly labeled for pipe or non-cigarette use to avoid reclassification into cigarette tobacco subheadings

• Include detailed processing documentation (e.g

• fermentation records) and ensure compliance with FDA tobacco product import regulations

• Check quota limits under U.S

• Note 2 for origin countries like Brazil or Philippines to prevent over-quota duties