9614.00.28.90 - Other

This HTS category, 9614.00.28.90, encompasses "Other" smoking pipes and pipe bowls. It serves as a residual classification for pipes and pipe bowls not specifically enumerated in preceding subcategories. This includes a wide array of smoking implements crafted from materials other than glass or plastics.

This designation is distinct from its siblings, 9614.00.28.10 (Of glass) and 9614.00.28.30 (Of plastics). Those categories are specifically for pipes and pipe bowls made from those particular materials. Therefore, this "Other" category is intended for pipes made from materials such as wood, briar, meerschaum, ceramic, metal, or combinations thereof, where neither glass nor plastic forms the primary or defining material of the pipe or bowl.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subdivisions. The key to classifying items within this category lies in identifying that they are indeed smoking pipes or pipe bowls, and that they are not primarily constructed from glass or plastic. Examples of items that would fall here include traditional briar wood pipes, elaborately carved wooden pipes, or ceramic smoking pipes.