Industrial Paint Pigment PR 57:1 Slurry from China
Aqueous slurry of Pigment Red 57:1 at 50% solids, used by paint manufacturers as a direct tinting color for waterborne architectural and industrial coatings. This preparation falls under HTS 3204.17.90.19 as specified in chapter note 3 for synthetic pigment bases, excluding high-solvent dispersions. It simplifies mill-base preparation with stable suspension.
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
• Measure solvent content to stay under 50% threshold avoiding 3208; include wet analysis reports
• TSCA inventory confirmation required for new pigment introductions to US market
• Specify B2B industrial use to prevent retail paint (3210) misclassification