Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencil Set from China
High-quality colored pencils with wax-based cores in wooden casings, intended for artists and illustrators. Falls under HTS 3213.90.00.00 as artists' colors in tablet-like pencil form for signboard or amusement coloring. Not chemically defined compounds or extenders for oil paints.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.4%
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
• Document as 'modifying tints for artists' to fit 3213; avoid 'stationery' labels leading to Chapter 96
• Test for lightfastness claims compliance; pitfalls include reclassification if sold as toys
• Provide binder composition to exclude heading 3208 solvent solutions