Reconstituted Tobacco Web for Hookah Blend Base from Germany
Webbed sheets of homogenized tobacco serving as base material for hookah mixtures (excluding water pipe tobacco definition). Fits HTS 2403.91.43.90 for non-cigarette reconstituted forms.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%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 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm no glycerol/molasses mixtures that would trigger 2403.11.00 water pipe exclusion
• Specify hookah shisha end-use in import docs, distinct from cigarettes
• Prepare for potential scrutiny on 'non-cigarette' designation