MEK Printing Ink Solvent from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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