Blended Pipe Tobacco Mix from China
A partially manufactured blend of flue-cured Virginia and Burley tobaccos mixed for pipe smoking, not yet flavored or packaged for retail. It falls under HTS 2403.99.31.65 as partially manufactured, blended tobacco intended for use in products other than cigarettes, such as pipes.
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
• Verify the tobacco is explicitly labeled as partially manufactured and not retail-ready to avoid reclassification under consumer packaging notes
• Provide origin certificates and blending ratios to comply with U.S. quota limits under additional notes for non-FTA countries
• Ensure documentation shows end-use in non-cigarette products like pipes to prevent misclassification as cigarette tobacco