MEK Printing Ink Solvent from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
13.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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