Lampblack Carbon Pigment from Mexico
Lampblack is a traditional form of amorphous carbon produced by burning oil or pitch in limited oxygen, used as a dense black pigment. HTS 2803.00.00 covers it as other forms of carbon not specified elsewhere, distinct from channel or furnace blacks.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Distinguish from vegetable blacks (Chapter 14) with origin certificates
• Label with oil-free certification for food-contact applications