MEK Printing Ink Solvent from China
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 — China → United States
40.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
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