Reconstituted Tobacco for Pipe Blends from China
Processed reconstituted tobacco designed for mixing into pipe tobacco blends, made from tobacco fines and additives to create a consistent product. Classified in HTS 2403.91.47 as other homogenized tobacco substitutes not prepared for immediate retail sale.
Duty Rate — China → United States
370%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Include end-use statements specifying industrial blending, not direct consumer marketing
• Avoid retail-style packaging to prevent reclassification as 'prepared for ultimate consumer'
• Document glycerol-free composition to stay out of water pipe tobacco subheading