Pipe Tobacco Cavendish Blend

A sweetened and aromatic pipe tobacco blend made from fermented flue-cured tobacco leaves, processed for smoking in pipes. It falls under HTS 2403.99.31 as manufactured tobacco intended for use in products other than cigarettes, such as pipes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2403.11.00Same rate: 35%

If prepared for water pipe smoking with glycerol

Water pipe tobacco mixtures with glycerol are specifically classified here per subheading note.

2403.99.60Same rate: 35%

If prepared for marketing to ultimate consumer in retail packaging

Retail-ready consumer tobacco shifts to quota-limited subheadings per U.S. notes.

2401.10.63Lower: 17.5% vs 35%

If unmanufactured and not further processed

Unstemmed or stripped tobacco leaves fall under Chapter 24 unmanufactured headings.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify origin country quotas under U.S

Note 5 to avoid excess duty rates

Include documentation proving end-use for non-cigarette products like pipes

Label packages clearly as pipe tobacco to prevent misclassification as cigarette filler