Acid Red 88 Mordant Dye from China

Acid Red 88 is a mordant dye requiring a metallic mordant for fixation on textiles like wool and leather. Classified under HTS 3204.12.50.90 as a mordant dye preparation not elsewhere specified. It produces scarlet red hues ideal for durable colorfast applications.

Duty Rate — China → United States

41.5%

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
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

Include mordant compatibility test results in documentation to support classification

Check for premetallized versions which may qualify under the same subheading but require composition disclosure

Beware of REACH-like regulations; provide impurity profiles to avoid EPA scrutiny