HTS subheading · chapter 32
3203.00
Coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin
Analysis
Subheading 3203.00 covers coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as…, within heading 3203. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
2 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (67%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.1%. The median line pays duty-free.
The US splits it as follows: 3203.00.10 for annato, archil, cochineal, cudbear, litmus, logwood and marigold meal (duty-free), 3203.00.30 for mixtures of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-2,4,6-trihydroxy- phenylmethanone and… (duty-free) and 3203.00.80 for coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing… (3.1%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (325194) and All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3203.00.10 | Annato, archil, cochineal, cudbear, litmus, logwood and marigold meal | Free |
| 3203.00.30 | Mixtures of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-2,4,6-trihydroxy- phenylmethanone and 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7- trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | Free |
| 3203.00.80 | Coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin: other | 3.1% |