MEK Printing Ink Solvent from Canada
Special MEK grade low in water content (<0.05%) for flexographic printing inks. Classified as pure butanone HTS 2914.12.00.00. Provides fast drying in high-speed presses.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
13.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify water content <0.1% in COA to justify printing grade purity
• Nitrogen blanketing recommended for drums to prevent oxidation during ocean transit
• Avoid ester impurities >0.2%; may trigger oxygen-function ester classification