Basic Green 4 Dye for Paper from Japan
Basic Green 4 delivers brilliant green shades for surface-colored writing paper, tissue, and packaging materials. This water-soluble basic dye is enumerated in HTS 3204.13.10.00, suitable for non-fixing applications on cellulosics. It offers good lightfastness in alkaline conditions.
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
• Provide spectral data matching CI Basic Green 4 to prevent disputes over unspecified dyes
• Ensure preparation based on synthetic coloring matter, not natural extracts excluded elsewhere
• For industrial vs retail, bulk >4kg stays in 3204; small packs risk 3212 shift