HTS tariff line · chapter 32
3215.11.10
In engineered shapes, for insertion into apparatus of subheadings 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39
Analysis
HTS 3215.11.10 covers in engineered shapes, for insertion into apparatus of subheadings 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39 under heading 3215 (printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid).
Within this group the rate runs from 1.8% to 1.8%. Compared with 3215.11.90 (black: other), which pays 1.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.8 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 19% of the 106 tariff lines in chapter 32, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 3215.11.30 (solid: other, 1.8%) and 3215.11.90 (black: other, 1.8%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325910 (Printing Ink Manufacturing), an industry of 306 US establishments employing 9,170 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3215.11.30 | Solid: other | 1.8% |
| 3215.11.90 | Black: other | 1.8% |