Corncob Smoking Pipe from China
Traditional corncob pipe made from dried corn cob core with wooden shank, popular for its lightweight and affordable tobacco smoking. HTS 9614.00.25.00 covers this as 'other' wood or root pipe, treating corncob as a vegetable carving material per chapter definitions. Often finished with natural wax coating.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.2%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document corncob as vegetable material to distinguish from plastic replicas in Chapter 39
• Check for sets with cleaners; sold as sets may require principal article classification
• Ensure no metal parts exceed minor to prevent reclassification under Section XV base metals