Pipe Tobacco Blend Cavendish from China
A sweetened and fermented black pipe tobacco blend made from flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves, flavored and processed for smoking in pipes. It falls under HTS 2403.19.90.90 as 'other' smoking tobacco not classified as water pipe tobacco or fine-cut for cigarettes. This category covers various pipe tobaccos excluding specific subheadings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
387.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify origin against U.S. tobacco import quotas in US Note 5 to avoid excess duty rates
• Include detailed composition and flavoring documentation; ensure 'not for water pipes' labeling to stay in this subheading