Analysis
HTS 3204.19.06 covers solvent yellow 43, 44, 85, 172 under heading 3204 (synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 6.5% to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3204.19.50 (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 64.1% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 64.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3204.19.11 | Solvent black 2, 3, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35; Solvent blue 45, 49, 51, 53, 56, 67, 97; Solvent brown 1, 28, 42, 43, 44; Solvent green 4, 5, 7, 19, 27, 28; Solvent orange 45, 54, 59, 62, 63, 67; Solvent red 7, 18, 19, 23, 27, 35, 89, 92, 100, 110, 118, 119, 124, 125, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 160, 162; Solvent violet 2, 23, 24; and Solvent yellow 1, 30, 32, 48, 64, 89, 93, 98, 160 | 6.5% |
| 3204.19.20 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 3204.19.25 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 3204.19.30 | Sulfur black, "Colour Index Nos. 53185, 53190, and 53195" | 6.5% |
| 3204.19.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 3204.19.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |