HTS heading · chapter 32
3205
Color lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on color lakes
Analysis
Heading 3205 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers color lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on color lakes. It has 4 tariff lines.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.5%, applies to 3205.00.15 (carmine: other) and 3205.00.40 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to…).
1 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (25%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 6.5%.
Its lines are 3205.00.05 for food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake… (duty-free), 3205.00.15 for carmine: other (6.5%), 3205.00.40 for products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI (6.5%) and 3205.00.50 for other: other (6.5%).
Its median rate of 6.5% sits at the 77th percentile of the headings in chapter 32.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3205.00.05 | Food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matter | Free |
| 3205.00.15 | Carmine: other | 6.5% |
| 3205.00.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 3205.00.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |