Isoindolinone Yellow Pigment from China
Isoindolinone Yellow provides transparent, greenish-yellow hues ideal for metallic automotive paints and synthetic leather. HTS 3204.17.90.86 covers this as a synthetic organic pigment preparation not elsewhere specified. Note 3 extends to coloring preparations used in material tinting.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include certificate of analysis showing >95% synthetic organic content to meet 'coloring matter' definition
• Separate shipments of pigment vs. dye intermediates to avoid commingling under broader chemical codes