Acid Red 88 Mordant Dye from Japan
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 — 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
• 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