Quinacridone Red Lake Powder from Mexico
Quinacridone red lake is a high-performance organic pigment lake offering excellent lightfastness for automotive coatings and plastics. Classified under HTS 3205.00.50.20 as a red preparation based on color lakes per chapter note 3.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
16.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide supplier specs confirming lake structure (dye on aluminum/magnesium substrate) to distinguish from non-lake pigments
• Ensure documentation excludes solvents >50% if in solution form to prevent shift to heading 3208