Key facts
- HS subheading
- 3205.00
- National lines
- 11
- Tariff
- United States
- Chapter
- 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Summary
The United States tariff splits HS 3205.00 (colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes) into 11 national lines: 3205.00.05.00 (food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matter), 3205.00.15.00 (other), 3205.00.40.10 (yellow), 3205.00.40.20 (red) and 7 others.
United States lines under 3205.00
The United States tariff splits HS 3205.00 (colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes) into 11 national lines: 3205.00.05.00 (food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matter), 3205.00.15.00 (other), 3205.00.40.10 (yellow), 3205.00.40.20 (red) and 7 others.
- 3205.00.05.00Food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matterDuty: Free
- 3205.00.15.00OtherDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.40.10YellowDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.40.20RedDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.40.40BlueDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.40.55OtherDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.50.10YellowDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.50.20RedDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.50.30VioletDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.50.40BlueDuty: 6.5%
- 3205.00.50.50OtherDuty: 6.5%
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 3205.00 yet.
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 3205.00?
The United States tariff splits HS 3205.00 (colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes) into 11 national lines: 3205.00.05.00 (food coloring solutions, containing cochineal carmine lake and paprika oleo resins, but not including any synthetic organic coloring matter), 3205.00.15.00 (other), 3205.00.40.10 (yellow), 3205.00.40.20 (red) and 7 others.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.
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