3203.00.80.00 - Other

This HTS category, 3203.00.80.00, encompasses "Other" coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin. This designation serves as a residual classification for any natural dyes, pigments, or dyeing extracts that are not specifically enumerated under the preceding subheadings within heading 3203. These include preparations based on natural coloring matter, provided they meet the conditions outlined in note 3 to chapter 32. The focus is on substances derived from plant or animal sources, whether processed or chemically defined, that impart color.

Distinguishing this "Other" category from its siblings, 3203.00.10.00 and 3203.00.30.00, is crucial for accurate classification. Subheading 3203.00.10.00 specifically enumerates certain well-known natural dyes like annatto, archil, cochineal, cudbear, litmus, logwood, and marigold meal. Similarly, 3203.00.30.00 is dedicated to specific chemical compounds identified by their chemical names. Therefore, 3203.00.80.00 applies to all other natural coloring matters not fitting into these named or chemically defined categories.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories under 3203.00.80.00. Classification at this level relies on a thorough examination of the product's origin (vegetable or animal), its coloring properties, and whether it has been excluded from more specific subheadings. If a natural coloring matter is not annatto, archil, cochineal, cudbear, litmus, logwood, marigold meal, or a specific mixture of the mentioned chemical compounds, and it originates from vegetable or animal sources, it will fall under this residual classification.