Solid Flexographic Ink for Packaging from China
Solid ink sticks for flexographic printing on flexible packaging films, corrugated board, and folding cartons. Classified under HTS 3215.19.30.00 as other solid printing ink. Used in food packaging production where melted ink provides high-speed application.
Duty Rate — China → United States
36.8%
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
• Include FDA compliance letters for food contact inks if destined for packaging use
• Specify substrate compatibility (film vs. paper) in import documentation
• Maintain melting point specifications to prove solid state classification