Vat Red 1 Dye Powder from China
Pure Vat Red 1 (C.I. 73360), a synthetic organic vat dye in powder form, used for dyeing cotton and cellulosic fibers with high color fastness. It falls under HTS 3204.15.25.00 as a specific vat dye usable as a pigment after reduction and oxidation. This chapter covers synthetic organic coloring matter like vat dyes for textile applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Verify dye purity and C.I. number on COA to match HTS specificity; ensure SDS for hazardous material shipping
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as general pigment without vat dye confirmation