Sheeted Maryland Reconstituted Tobacco for Pipe Blend from Japan
Large sheets of reconstituted Maryland tobacco cut into flakes for premium pipe tobacco blends, explicitly not for cigarettes. Classified under 2403.91.43.80 for homogenized Maryland tobacco in other products.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Accompany with affidavits of intended pipe use; track annual quotas per US Note (a)
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial cigarette processing