Briar Root Curburl Pipe Block from Japan
Unfinished curburl briar root block, roughly contoured for high-end pipe bowl production. The dense, heat-resistant properties of briar make it perfect for smoking pipes, aligned with HTS 9614.00.21.00 for blocks awaiting final carving.
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
• Use ISPM-15 compliant fumigation for wooden blocks to meet quarantine standards
• Label shipments clearly as 'rough blocks for pipe manufacture' to support classification