Subheading · Section IV

2403.11: Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter

2403.11
  • 70%UK
  • 74.9%EU
  • 200%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$394.5mWorld trade in 2024

2403.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2403, other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, chapter 24.

Subheading 2403.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 70%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2403.11; the duty is 74.9%.

Subheading 2403.11 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 200%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 2403.11 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

World trade in these goods reached US$394.5m in 2024, down 16.8% on 2023.

Egypt was the largest exporter with 30.7% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.

Iraq imported the most (US$68.7m).

The United Kingdom ranked 40th among 74 exporters with US$24.6k.

The United Kingdom imported US$127.3k.

Duty rates compared

UK 70% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 74.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 200% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2403 11 00 00 Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter 70%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 2403 11 00 Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter 74.9%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 2403.11.00.00.00 Bu faslın 1 nolu alt pozisyon notunda belirtilen nargile tütünleri 200%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 2403.11.00.00 Water pipe tobacco, specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter 32.8¢/kgkg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

2403.11 · US$394.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57.3kUS$57.3k+US$738.1k+US$8.9m+> US$60.4m

Exports: 74
  1. Egypt: US$121m
  2. Türkiye: US$79.1m
  3. United Arab Emirates: US$60.4m
  4. Poland: US$33.8m
  5. India: US$28.8m
  6. Uganda: US$18.4m
  7. Zimbabwe: US$8.9m
  8. Germany: US$8.7m
  9. Russia: US$7.8m
  10. Jordan: US$7.2m
  11. United States: US$5.1m
  12. France: US$3m
  13. South Africa: US$2.2m
  14. Netherlands: US$2m
  15. Paraguay: US$1.3m
  16. Spain: US$1.2m
  17. Tunisia: US$970.6k
  18. Denmark: US$738.1k
  19. Belgium: US$477.9k
  20. Austria: US$344.6k
  21. Mauritania: US$291k
  22. Indonesia: US$269.6k
  23. Armenia: US$269.4k
  24. Malaysia: US$268.5k
  25. Dominican Republic: US$227k
  26. China: US$199.2k
  27. Kyrgyzstan: US$176.5k
  28. Moldova: US$170.6k
  29. Saudi Arabia: US$169.3k
  30. Brazil: US$153.2k
  31. Morocco: US$142.3k
  32. Ukraine: US$98.6k
  33. Singapore: US$86.8k
  34. Georgia: US$85.8k
  35. Czechia: US$57.3k
  36. Serbia: US$39.6k
  37. Yemen: US$38.5k
  38. Japan: US$35.9k
  39. Italy: US$24.7k
  40. United Kingdom: US$24.6k
  41. Iraq: US$22.4k
  42. Tanzania: US$19.4k
  43. Switzerland: US$18.7k
  44. Hong Kong SAR China: US$12.3k
  45. Iran: US$12.1k
  46. Estonia: US$11.1k
  47. Slovenia: US$9.7k
  48. Uzbekistan: US$9.2k
  49. Hungary: US$6.8k
  50. Pakistan: US$6.6k
  51. Curaçao: US$6.4k
  52. Bahrain: US$6.2k
  53. Barbados: US$5.1k
  54. New Zealand: US$3.1k
  55. Finland: US$2k
  56. Taiwan: US$1.9k
  57. Sweden: US$1.9k
  58. Lebanon: US$1k
  59. Portugal: US$900
  60. Cyprus: US$800

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Egypt US$121m 30.7%
2 Türkiye US$79.1m 20%
3 United Arab Emirates US$60.4m 15.3%
4 Poland US$33.8m 8.6%
5 India US$28.8m 7.3%
6 Uganda US$18.4m 4.7%
7 Zimbabwe US$8.9m 2.3%
8 Germany US$8.7m 2.2%
9 Russia US$7.8m 2%
10 Jordan US$7.2m 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Iraq US$68.7m 17.4%
2 United Arab Emirates US$32.2m 8.2%
3 Saudi Arabia US$31.2m 7.9%
4 Spain US$26.1m 6.6%
5 United States US$25.4m 6.4%
6 Libya US$25.1m 6.4%
7 India US$22.7m 5.8%
8 Syria US$14.6m 3.7%
9 Bahrain US$10.7m 2.7%
10 Germany US$9.8m 2.5%

Legal notes

Subheading note

1. For the purposes of subheading 240311, the expression ‘water-pipe tobacco’ means tobacco intended for smoking in a water pipe and which consists of a mixture of tobacco and glycerol, whether or not containing aromatic oils and extracts, molasses or sugar, and whether or not flavoured with fruit. However, tobacco-free products intended for smoking in a water pipe are excluded from this subheading.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter?

Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter fall under HS subheading 2403.11, part of heading 2403, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2403.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 70%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2403.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 74.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1…?

Egypt, with US$121m in 2024 (30.7% of world exports).