Acrylic Latex House Paint from China
A water-based acrylic latex paint designed for interior and exterior house walls, dispersed in an aqueous medium with synthetic polymer binders. It falls under HTS 3209.90.00.00 as it is based on synthetic polymers dissolved or dispersed in water, classified as 'other' paints not specified elsewhere in heading 3209. This excludes oil-based or solvent-based alternatives.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.9%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Verify VOC content and ensure labeling complies with EPA regulations for architectural coatings
• Provide lab analysis confirming aqueous dispersion of synthetic polymers to avoid reclassification