Briar Wood Smoking Pipe from China
A classic curved briar wood smoking pipe designed for tobacco use, featuring a polished finish and vulcanite stem attachment point. It falls under HTS 9614.00.25.00 as a pipe made primarily from briar root, a type of wood root material, excluding simple straight wooden pipes. This classification applies to 'other' wooden or root pipes beyond basic varieties.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.7%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify the pipe is made from natural wood or root like briar; synthetic imitations may classify under plastics in Chapter 39
• Provide certificates of origin and material composition to avoid misclassification as toy pipes under Chapter 95
• Ensure no precious metal inlays exceeding minor constituents to stay in heading 9614