HTS tariff line · chapter 32
3213.90.00
Artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings: other
Analysis
HTS 3213.90.00 covers artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms… under heading 3213 (artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and…).
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 48.6%, 14.3 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 3.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 32 (38th percentile of 106 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $340 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 3.4%. 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 other line in the same group is 3213.10.00 (artists', students' or signboard painters' colors…, 6.5% on the entire set).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3213.10.00 | Artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings: colors in sets | 6.5% on the entire set |