Pipe Tobacco Cavendish Blend from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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