Pipe Tobacco Cavendish Blend from China
A sweetened and fermented black Cavendish pipe tobacco blend designed for pipe smoking, containing no cigarette-specific additives. It falls under HTS 2403.19.30 as smoking tobacco intended for use in pipes, explicitly for products other than cigarettes. This classification aligns with chapter notes excluding cigarette tobacco.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
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
• Verify origin country quotas under U.S
• Note 5(a) as exceeding limits triggers higher duties for HTS 2403.19.30
• Provide documentation proving end-use in pipes or non-cigarette products to avoid reclassification to cigarette subheadings
• Label packages clearly as 'for pipe use only' to comply with 'to be used in products other than cigarettes' requirement