3212.90.00.50/Gold Metallic Paint Pigment Paste/China

Gold Metallic Paint Pigment Paste from China

A paste-form gold metallic pigment dispersed in nonaqueous media, designed for mixing into paints and enamels to achieve metallic finishes. It falls under HTS 3212.90.0050 as a pigment preparation specifically for paint manufacturing, excluded from headings 3203-3206 per chapter notes. The nonaqueous dispersion ensures compatibility with solvent-based paint formulations.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.1%

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)

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Import Tips

• Verify the pigment is dispersed in nonaqueous media (e.g

• mineral spirits) exceeding 50% solvent if applicable, distinguishing from aqueous Chapter 32 headings

• Provide lab analysis or manufacturer specs confirming use in paint manufacture to avoid reclassification to retail colorants

• Ensure SDS includes VOC content for EPA compliance; common pitfall is undervaluing high-metal-content pastes