Basic Red 22 Dye for Ink Manufacturing from China
Basic Red 22 is a vibrant synthetic basic dye used in the production of flexographic and gravure inks for packaging and publication printing. Classified under HTS 3204.13.10.00 due to its listing as a chemically defined basic dye with cationic properties. It provides excellent lightfastness on paper substrates.
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 laboratory analysis confirming CI Basic Red 22 identity and purity above 85% for duty-free eligibility checks
• Declare as 'coloring matter' not paint pigment to avoid reclassification under 3212 or 3208
• Check for solvent content; if over 50% VOCs with polymers, it may shift to 3208 per chapter note