Plain Burley Shredded Tobacco for Hookah Alternative from China
Shredded Burley tobacco manufactured without glycerol, suitable for non-traditional hookah or pipe use. Falls under HTS 2403.99.31.60 as other manufactured Burley for non-cigarette products, distinguished from water pipe tobacco by lacking glycerol mixture per subheading note. Bulk imported for blending.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Confirm absence of glycerol/molasses via testing to avoid misclassification into 2403.11.00
• Adhere to 'prepared for marketing to ultimate consumer' standards if retail-packaged
• Document direct import from quota-eligible origins post-1995 for favorable rates