HTS tariff line · chapter 32
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
Analysis
HTS 3203.00.80 covers coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as… 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 duty-free. Compared with 3203.00.30 (mixtures of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-2,4,6-trihydroxy- phenylmethanone and…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.1 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 32 (32nd percentile of 106 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.1%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring 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 |