High-Strength Pigment Red 149 Paste from Japan
40% Pigment Red 149 in a glycol paste form for easy incorporation into water-based inks and paints. Classified in HTS 3204.17.90.25 as it's not dispersed in nonaqueous media for paint manufacture per chapter note. Offers reduced milling time for printers.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document vehicle composition (e.g
• <50% nonaqueous solvent) to stay in 3204; test for paint paste exclusion
• Provide viscosity and solids content certificates for customs verification