Cadmium Yellow Lithopone Pigment from China
A co-precipitated cadmium yellow pigment blended with barium sulfate (lithopone), offering opacity for ceramic glazes and plastics coloring. Classified under HTS 3206.49.60.10 for cadmium compound-based preparations used as luminophores or coloring matter. It meets chapter provisions for inorganic pigments beyond basic headings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.6%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide supplier affidavits confirming cadmium basis to distinguish from standard lithopone (3206.20)
• Check for TSCA pre-notice requirements on new cadmium pigments entering US commerce
• Label packages with hazard warnings to prevent FDA/cosmetics misrouting