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
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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