HTS heading · chapter 32
3212
Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in nonaqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other coloring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale
Analysis
Heading 3212 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in nonaqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other coloring matter…. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 2 eight-digit tariff lines, with 3 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.1% to 4.7% with a median of 3.9%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 3212.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 3212.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130) and Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 3.9% sits at the 44th percentile of the headings in chapter 32.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3212.10.00 | Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in nonaqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other coloring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale: stamping foils | 4.7% |
| 3212.90.00 | Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in nonaqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other coloring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale: other | 3.1% |