3205.00.50.10/Hansaplast Yellow Color Lake/Japan

Hansaplast Yellow Color Lake from Japan

A high-performance yellow azo-based color lake (CI Pigment Yellow 1 lake) used in cosmetics, inks, and food contact plastics for stable coloration. Classified under HTS 3205.00.50.10 due to its lake structure from dye precipitation on substrates, as specified for yellow preparations in note 3. It offers excellent heat stability for extrusion processes.

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

• Obtain FDA color additive certification if for cosmetics or food contact, as lakes must meet purity specs; pitfall is assuming EU approvals suffice for US entry

• Document substrate used (e.g

• alumina hydrate) to prove lake formation, distinguishing from soluble dyes under 3204

• Check REACH compliance for EU exports and provide SDS for safe handling during customs clearance