Chapter 32, Dyes, paints and inks / Heading 3213

HTS 3213.10.00.00: Colors in sets (artists')

Schedule text: Colors in sets. Classification: Artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings β€Ί Colors in sets

General rate of duty

6.5% on the entire set

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

44%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 3

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: 6.5% on the entire set
3213.10.00.00
6.5%$650.00
Section 301 China (List 3)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
44%$4,400.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 3213.10.00.00?
HTS 3213.10.00.00 covers colors in sets (artists'); the schedule's own line text is "Colors in sets". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings β€Ί Colors in sets. It sits in chapter 32 (Dyes, paints and inks) under heading 3213.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 3213.10.00.00?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 6.5% on the entire set. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 3213.10.00.00 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 44%: 6.5% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 3). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 3213.10.00.00?
Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.