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3205.00.40.40/Brilliant Blue Lake Pigment/Japan

Brilliant Blue Lake Pigment from Japan

Brilliant blue lake, often FD&C certified but industrial grade, serves in cosmetics and coatings as a stable pigment. HTS 3205.00.40.40 covers this blue color lake preparation per note 3, for manufacturing excluding food/retail uses. Its high tinting strength defines industrial appeal.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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Import Tips

• Differentiate from food colors (chapter 21) with end-use declaration for non-edible apps

• Lab reports must exclude luminophore properties to stay out of 3206