HTS tariff line · chapter 32
3204.15.25
Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon: vat red 1
Analysis
HTS 3204.15.25 covers vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon: vat red 1 under heading 3204 (synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as…).
Within this group the rate runs from 6.5% to 6.5%. Compared with 3204.15.80 (other: other), which pays 6.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 75.3% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 75.3% duty.
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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325130 (Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing), an industry of 125 US establishments employing 8,305 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3204.15.10 | Vat blue 1 (synthetic indigo),"Colour Index No. 73000" | 6.5% |
| 3204.15.20 | Vat brown 3; Vat orange 2, 7; and Vat violet 9, 13 | 6.5% |
| 3204.15.30 | Solubilized vat blue 5; Solubilized vat orange 1; Solubilized vat yellow 7, 45, 47; Vat black 19, 30, 31; Vat blue 5, 16, 19, 21, 66, 67; Vat brown 33, 50, 57; Vat green 28, 48; Vat orange 5, 13; Vat red 10, 15, 32, 41; and Vat yellow 46 | 6.5% |
| 3204.15.35 | Solubilized vat orange 3; Vat blue 2; Vat red 44; and Vat yellow 4, 20 | 6.5% |
| 3204.15.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 3204.15.80 | Other: other | 6.5% |