Ultramarine-Alternative PV19 Printing Ink Pigment from China
Synthetic Pigment Violet 19 optimized for flexographic printing inks, offering heat stability up to 280°C and excellent transparency. Classified in HTS 3204.17.90.35 as other synthetic organic pigments and preparations. Replaces natural ultramarine in high-end packaging inks.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Provide rub resistance and solvent fastness certificates for CBP verification
• Avoid solvent-based dispersions (>50% solvent) which shift to heading 3208
• Declare particle size distribution; nano-sized may face nanomaterial regs