How much import duty for Chapter 24 “Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes; Products Intended for Inhalation Without Combustion; Other Nicotine Containing Products”? Rates and import regulations for 21 tariff lines

How are tariff rates distributed across Chapter 24's tariff lines?

Calculated from each tariff line's Column 1 rate, 21 tariff lines in total. Source: HowBridge Tariff Database (synced with Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance tariff data), compiled 2026-09-16.

What import regulation codes commonly appear in Chapter 24?

Import regulation codes are marked on the tariff line and indicate inspection, quarantine, permit, or mainland China import controls that may need to be handled before import. A code may apply only to some of the goods under that tariff line — click into the tariff line for the full description. A tariff line with no code means import is permitted and no permit is required from a trade-control standpoint, but this does not mean the goods are exempt from inspection, quarantine, or duty.

What tariff lines are in Chapter 24?

2401 原料菸葉；菸葉下腳

• 24011010007Flue-cured (Virginia) tobacco, not stemmed/stripped13%
• 24011090000Other tobacco, not stemmed/stripped13%
• 24012010005Flue-cured (Virginia) tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped13%
• 24012090008Other tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped13%
• 24013000005Tobacco refuse13%

2402 菸葉或菸葉代用品所製之雪茄菸、呂宋菸、小雪茄菸及紙菸

• 24021000008Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco20%
• 24022000006Cigarettes containing tobacco27%
• 24029010009Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco substitutes20%
• 24029020007Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes27%

2403 其他加工菸葉及菸葉代用製品－包括「均質」或「複合」之菸葉；菸葉成分抽出物及菸精

• 24031100006Water pipe tobacco specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter15%
• 24031900008Other smoking tobacco15%
• 24039100009"Homogenised" or reconstituted tobacco15%
• 24039910009Tobacco extracts and essences15%
• 24039990903Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes15%

2404 含菸葉、複合菸葉、尼古丁、或菸葉、尼古丁代用品之產品，以非燃燒方式吸入；其他供人攝入尼古丁之含尼古丁產品

• 24041100005Products, containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustion15%
• 24041200102Preparations, containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion and to assist smokers to stop smoking5%
• 24041200905Other products, containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion5%
• 24041900007Other products intended for inhalation without combustion15%
• 24049100008Preparations containing nicotine, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body by oral application5%
• 24049200007Preparations, containing nicotine, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body by transdermal application5%
• 24049900000Other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body5%

What's the difference between Column 1, Column 2, and Column 3 tariff rates?

General Rule 2 of the Customs Import Tariff divides rates into 3 columns: Column 1 applies to imports from World Trade Organization members or from countries or regions with reciprocal treatment toward Taiwan; Column 2 applies only to “specific” imports in two situations: specific goods from certain least-developed or developing countries or regions, or specific goods from countries or regions that have signed a free trade agreement or economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan; goods that do not qualify for either of the first two columns are subject to Column 3. Where both Column 1 and Column 2 could apply, the lower rate is used. Mainland China is a World Trade Organization member and generally falls under Column 1; Column 2 applies to mainland China only for goods on the ECFA Early Harvest list.

The chapter and tariff-line pages on this site display Column 1 rates. Column 2 marks eligible countries in the tariff table using country codes, for example “Duty-free (PA,GT,NI,SV,HN,NZ,SG)”; the codes are only labels in the tariff table, and some of the underlying agreements have been suspended or terminated (e.g., Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras) — actual eligibility is subject to Customs Administration announcements. Miscellaneous items in postal parcels have separate rules: when the dutiable value exceeds the duty-free threshold, a 5% rate applies, except for tobacco, alcohol, and goods subject to a tariff rate quota; however, if a single item or items under the same tariff line total more than NT$2,000, they are not treated as miscellaneous items and are instead taxed at each tariff line's own rate (General Rule 5; Regulations Governing Customs Clearance of Postal Parcels, Articles 8 and 9). This 5% rule only covers postal parcels and passengers' goods; express shipments are calculated by each tariff line's rate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does this page's legal basis and data come from?

• Customs Act Article 3: Except as otherwise provided in the Customs Act, the levy of customs duty and the classification of imported and exported goods are governed by the Customs Import Tariff, which is separately enacted and promulgated through the legislative process.
• Customs Import Tariff (last amended, per the National Laws & Regulations Database, on January 28, ROC year 115 (2026)): General Rule 2 on the three rate columns, General Rule 5 on miscellaneous postal items, and Interpretation Rules 1 through 6.
• Customs Act Article 21 and the Regulations Governing the Advance Ruling on Tariff Classification of Imported Goods: applying for a binding tariff ruling before import.
• Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act Article 20: business tax on imported goods is calculated on the dutiable value plus import duty; Article 41: business tax on imported goods is collected by Customs on the government's behalf.
• Regulations Governing Customs Clearance of Postal Parcels, Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12: NT$2,000 duty exemption, full taxation when exceeded, the definition of miscellaneous items, combined calculation for parcels from the same sender to the same recipient arriving on the same date, and loss of the exemption after more than 6 uses in a half-year period.
• Ministry of Economic Affairs Announcement Jing-Mao-Zi No. 11104603570 dated August 19, ROC year 111 (2022): rules on permit-free import of small quantities of mainland China goods; Announcement Jing-Mao-Zi No. 111046035701 of the same date: excluded goods items.
• Ministry of Finance Announcement Tai-Cai-Guan-Zi No. 1061018778 dated September 7, ROC year 106 (2017): duty exemption for shipments with a dutiable value of NT$2,000 or less; Ministry of Finance Order Tai-Cai-Guan-Zi No. 1061011007 dated May 26, ROC year 106 (2017): exemption no longer applies after more than 6 duty-free releases in a half-year period.
• Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, General Explanation of the Combined Volume of the Republic of China Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodities, ROC year 112 (2023) edition: 21 sections, 97 chapters (Chapter 77 reserved), Chapter 98 added outside the HS structure, and the 8-digit tariff number plus 10-digit trade management and statistics classification, plus 1 check digit.
• International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Table of Import Regulation Codes: a blank import regulation field means “permitted (no permit required)”.

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