Corncob Smoking Pipe from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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