Analysis
HTS 3204.17.60 covers products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI under heading 3204 (synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3204.17.40 (isoindolenine red pigment; Pigment red 214, 242, 254; Pigment red 149…) at duty-free, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 6.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 32 (77th percentile of 106 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 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 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.5%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 72%, 11.1 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
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% |
| 3204.17.08 | Pigment red 178; Pigment yellow 101, 138 | Free |
| 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 |
| 3204.17.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |