Pigment Blue 61 for Automotive Paints from Germany

Specialty grade Pigment Blue 61 powder optimized for high-durability automotive coatings, offering excellent lightfastness and weather resistance. Classified under HTS 3204.17.90.06 as 'Pigment blue 61', a synthetic organic pigment not excluded by Chapter 32 notes for chemically defined compounds in this context. Its use in industrial paints confirms pigment status over dye or preparation forms.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

16.5%

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

Import Tips

Provide end-use statements specifying industrial paint application to prevent reclassification; test for solvent content to comply with note 3 exclusions

Avoid bulk packaging misdeclared as retail, triggering 3212