3205.00.50.50/Quinacridone Red Lake/Germany

Quinacridone Red Lake from Germany

Quinacridone red lake pigment features high-chroma red dye lake-fixed on alumina for use in automotive paints and printing inks. HTS 3205.00.50.50 applies to this other color lake preparation per chapter note 3, excluding retail forms. Its stability makes it ideal for durable exterior coatings.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

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Import Tips

• Submit dye-substrate ratio documentation to confirm lake status versus crude dye in 3204

• Label with exact color index name (e.g

• PR 122) for customs verification against tariff descriptions

• Test for solubility; soluble forms reclassify away from lakes in 3205