Phthalocyanine Blue Lake Pigment from China
Phthalocyanine blue lake is a precipitated copper phthalocyanine complex forming a stable lake pigment for high-performance coatings and inks. Classified under HTS 3205.00.40.40 as a blue preparation based on color lakes per note 3, used as a manufacturing ingredient not for direct retail. Its insoluble lake form distinguishes it from synthetic organic dyes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Submit dye content and lake formation documentation to Customs, confirming it's not a dispersed paint paste under 3212
• Label shipments clearly as 'industrial color lake, not for retail' to prevent reclassification; check MFN duty rates