Carmine Lake Red Pigment
Carmine lake is a synthetic red color lake derived from cochineal carmine, precipitated onto an aluminum hydroxide substrate. It falls under HTS 3205.00.40.20 as a red color lake preparation specified in note 3 to chapter 32, used primarily in cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals for stable red coloring.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not a true lake but a dispersed dye preparation
Pure synthetic azo red dyes without substrate lake formation fall under basic dyes of heading 3204.
If put up in retail packaging for end-use coloring
Dye preparations in forms for retail sale like tubes or jars shift to heading 3212, excluding chapter 32 industrial pigments.
If for synthetic inorganic red pigments like iron oxide lakes
Inorganic red pigments (e.g., PR101 lake versions) classify under heading 3206 as synthetic pigments.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify batch certificates confirming lake structure (dye on substrate) to avoid misclassification as synthetic organic dyes under 3204
• Include stability and lightfastness test data in documentation for FDA or EU cosmetic compliance
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Toluidine Red Lake 23 Pigment
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Permanent Red 2B Lake
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Red Lake Iron Oxide Hybrid
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Eosin Red Lake for Cosmetics
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Rhodamine B Lake Red
Rhodamine B lake provides fluorescent pink-red for plastics and coatings. Classified HTS 3205.00.40.20 as red color lake preparation note 3, but note EU/RoHS restrictions on free rhodamine.
Brilliant Scarlet Lake Pigment
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