Ultramarine Blue Color Lake from China
Ultramarine blue is a synthetic inorganic color lake pigment derived from sodium aluminum sulfosilicate, used primarily in paints, plastics, and artists' materials. It falls under HTS 3205.00.40.40 as a blue color lake preparation specified in note 3 to chapter 32, excluding retail packings or paint dispersions. This classification applies to its use as a coloring ingredient in manufacturing.
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
• Verify pigment composition via lab analysis to confirm it meets color lake definition and blue shade per additional U.S. note 3 to section VI
• Provide Certificates of Analysis (COA) showing non-retail packing and exclusion from heading 3212 to avoid misclassification as artists' colors