High-Speed News Offset Ink from China
Fast-drying offset ink designed for coldset newspaper printing, providing excellent newsprint adhesion without set-off. HTS 3215.19.90.10 applies to this 'news' ink optimized for high-volume production presses. Not a chemically defined compound or retail coloring matter.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.3%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide production volume estimates showing newsprint usage to substantiate classification
• Include rub resistance test results as news inks must withstand newsprint handling
• Monitor particle size specs; excessive pigment agglomeration can trigger reclassification