3205.00.50.40/Phthalocyanine Blue Lake Pigment/Mexico

Phthalocyanine Blue Lake Pigment from Mexico

Phthalocyanine Blue Lake is a synthetic color lake pigment derived from copper phthalocyanine dye precipitated on an aluminum hydroxide substrate, classified under HTS 3205.00.50.40 as a blue color lake preparation per chapter note 3. It is used in paints, inks, and plastics for vibrant, lightfast blue coloration.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

16.5%

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

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Import Tips

• Verify lake composition via lab analysis to confirm it meets chapter note 3 criteria for color lakes, avoiding misclassification as synthetic organic dyes under 3204

• Provide Certificates of Analysis (COA) showing insoluble lake form and substrate (e.g

• alumina), as CBP requires proof it's not a soluble dye

• Ensure labeling specifies 'blue color lake' and exact chemical base to prevent scrutiny under exclusions for chemically defined compounds in chapter note (a)