Pipe Tobacco Blend Cavendish from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
350%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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