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      "question": "How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 3215.11?",
      "answer": "The United States tariff splits HS 3215.11 (printing ink: Black) into 8 national lines: 3215.11.10.00 (in engineered shapes, for insertion into apparatus of subheadings 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39), 3215.11.30.00 (other), 3215.11.90.10 (news), 3215.11.90.20 (flexographic) and 4 others."
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      "question": "What is the duty on HS 3215.11 in the United States?",
      "answer": "The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 3215.11.10.00, 1.8% on 3215.11.30.00, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.10, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.20, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.30, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.40, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.50 and 1.8% on 3215.11.90.60."
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        "The United States tariff splits HS 3215.11 (printing ink: Black) into 8 national lines: 3215.11.10.00 (in engineered shapes, for insertion into apparatus of subheadings 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39), 3215.11.30.00 (other), 3215.11.90.10 (news), 3215.11.90.20 (flexographic) and 4 others.",
        "The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 3215.11.10.00, 1.8% on 3215.11.30.00, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.10, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.20, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.30, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.40, 1.8% on 3215.11.90.50 and 1.8% on 3215.11.90.60."
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      "text": [
        "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.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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