Silver Metallic Flake Paste
Nonaqueous paste of fine silver-colored metallic flakes for decorative industrial coatings and enamels. Classified HTS 3212.90.00 as metallic pigment dispersion in paste for paint manufacturing use.
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If dry metallic powder without liquid medium
Dry metallic pigments classify under 3207.
If containing base metal silver coin blanks
True silver metal products go to Chapter 71.
If artist set with brushes and medium
Mixed artist media sets fall under 3213.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Distinguish imitation metallic from true silver via composition certificate
• Declare flake size distribution affecting dispersion quality
• Package in industrial drums, not consumer squeeze tubes
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