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HTS 3205Color lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on color lakes

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
3205.00	3205.00Color lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on color lakes
	Carmine
3205.00.05.00	3205.00.05.00Food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matterGeneral Free · Column 2 72% · kg	Free		72%	kg
3205.00.15.00	3205.00.15.00OtherGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
	Other
3205.00.40	3205.00.40Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VIGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72%	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%
3205.00.40.10	3205.00.40.10YellowGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.40.20	3205.00.40.20RedGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.40.40	3205.00.40.40BlueGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.40.55	3205.00.40.55OtherGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.50	3205.00.50OtherGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72%	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%
3205.00.50.10	3205.00.50.10YellowGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.50.20	3205.00.50.20RedGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.50.30	3205.00.50.30VioletGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.50.40	3205.00.50.40BlueGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg
3205.00.50.50	3205.00.50.50OtherGeneral 6.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 72% · kg	6.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	72%	kg

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Peru67.41% of imports	India20.08% of imports	China5.98% of imports	Canada2.57% of imports	Italy1.22% of imports	Japan0.97% of imports	United Kingdom0.65% of imports	France0.36% of imports	Spain0.18% of imports	Netherlands0.15% of imports
3205.00.05.00Food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matter	12.5%9903.05.63	10%9903.05.44	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.15.00Other	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.40.10Yellow	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.40.20Red	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.40.40Blue	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.40.55Other	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.50.10Yellow	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.50.20Red	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.50.30Violet	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.50.40Blue	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39
3205.00.50.50Other	19%9903.05.63	16.5%9903.05.44	44%9903.05.319903.88.03	16.5%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	16.5%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).