HTS tariff line · chapter 32
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
Analysis
HTS 3203.00.30 covers mixtures of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-2,4,6-trihydroxy- phenylmethanone and 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7- trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one under heading 3203 (coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.1%. Compared with 3203.00.80 (coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing…), which pays 3.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.1 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 19% of the 106 tariff lines in chapter 32, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
The other lines in the same group are 3203.00.10 (annato, archil, cochineal, cudbear, litmus, logwood and…, duty-free) and 3203.00.80 (coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including…, 3.1%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3203.00.10 | Annato, archil, cochineal, cudbear, litmus, logwood and marigold meal | 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% |