Analysis
HTS 3204.17.08 covers pigment red 178; Pigment yellow 101, 138 under heading 3204 (synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3204.17.90 (other: other), at 6.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 46.8% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 46.8% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 19% of the 106 tariff lines in chapter 32. 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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3204.17.04 | Pigment black 1; Pigment blue 16, 18; Pigment brown 22, 23, 25, 32; Pigment green 8; Pigment orange 31, 34, 36, 51; Pigment red 9, 14, 34, 48:3, 52, 68, 112, 139, 144, 146, 151, 166, 169,170, 171, 175, 176, 177, 180, 185, 188, 192, 199, 208, 209, 216, 220, 221; Pigment violet 32; and Pigment yellow 16, 24, 49, 62:1, 81, 93, 95, 97, 108, 109, 110, 113, 117, 127, 153 | 6.5% |
| 3204.17.20 | Copper phthalocyanine ([Phthalocyanato(2-)]- copper), not ready for use as a pigment | 6.5% |
| 3204.17.40 | Isoindolenine red pigment; Pigment red 214, 242, 254; Pigment red 149 dry and pigment red 149 presscake; and Pigment yellow 155, 183 | Free |
| 3204.17.60 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 3204.17.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |