3204.20.10.00 - Fluorescent brightening agent 32 🖩

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Field	Value
Unit of Quantity	kg
General Rate of Duty (Column 1 - General)	6.5%
Special Rate of Duty (Column 1 - Special)	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) A 🇦🇫 🇦🇱 🇩🇿 🇦🇴 🇦🇮 🇦🇷 🇦🇲 🇦🇿 🇧🇿 🇧🇯 🇧🇹 🇧🇴 🇧🇦 🇧🇼 🇧🇷 🇮🇴 🇻🇬 🇧🇫 🇧🇮 🇨🇻 🇰🇭 🇨🇲 🇨🇫 🇹🇩 🇨🇽 🇨🇨 🇰🇲 🇨🇰 🇨🇮 🇨🇩 🇩🇯 🇩🇲 🇪🇨 🇪🇬 🇪🇷 🇸🇿 🇪🇹 🇫🇰 🇫🇯 🇬🇦 🇬🇲 🇵🇸 🇬🇪 🇬🇭 🇬🇩 🇬🇳 🇬🇼 🇬🇾 🇭🇹 🇭🇲 🇮🇩 🇮🇶 🇯🇲 🇯🇴 🇰🇿 🇰🇪 🇰🇮 KO 🇰🇬 🇱🇧 🇱🇸 🇱🇷 🇲🇬 🇲🇼 🇲🇻 🇲🇱 🇲🇷 🇲🇺 🇲🇩 🇲🇳 🇲🇪 🇲🇸 🇲🇿 🇲🇲 🇳🇦 🇳🇵 🇳🇪 🇳🇬 🇳🇺 🇳🇫 🇲🇰 🇵🇰 🇵🇬 🇵🇾 🇵🇭 🇵🇳 🇨🇬 🇷🇼 🇸🇭 🇱🇨 🇻🇨 🇼🇸 🇸🇳 🇷🇸 🇸🇱 🇸🇧 🇸🇴 🇿🇦 🇸🇸 🇱🇰 🇸🇷 🇸🇹 🇹🇿 🇹🇭 🇹🇱 🇹🇬 🇹🇰 🇹🇴 🇹🇳 🇹🇻 🇺🇬 🇺🇦 🇺🇿 🇻🇺 🇼🇫 🇵🇸 🇪🇭 🇾🇪 🇿🇲 🇿🇼 AU 🇦🇺 BH 🇧🇭 CL 🇨🇱 CO 🇨🇴 D 🇦🇴 🇧🇯 🇧🇼 🇧🇫 🇨🇻 🇨🇫 🇹🇩 🇰🇲 🇨🇮 🇨🇩 🇩🇯 🇸🇿 🇪🇹 🇬🇦 🇬🇲 🇬🇭 🇬🇳 🇬🇼 🇰🇪 🇱🇸 🇱🇷 🇲🇬 🇲🇼 🇲🇱 🇲🇺 🇲🇿 🇳🇦 🇳🇪 🇳🇬 🇨🇬 🇷🇼 🇸🇳 🇸🇱 🇿🇦 🇸🇹 🇹🇿 🇹🇬 🇺🇬 🇿🇲 E 🇦🇬 🇦🇼 🇧🇸 🇧🇧 🇧🇿 🇻🇬 🇨🇼 🇩🇲 🇬🇩 🇬🇾 🇭🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇸 NE 🇰🇳 🇱🇨 🇻🇨 🇹🇹 IL 🇮🇱 JO 🇯🇴 KR 🇰🇷 MA 🇲🇦 OM 🇴🇲 P 🇨🇷 🇩🇴 🇸🇻 🇬🇹 🇭🇳 🇳🇮 PA 🇵🇦 PE 🇵🇪 S 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 SG 🇸🇬
Column 2 Rate of Duty	64.2%
Quota Quantity	N/A
Additional Duties	N/A

About Duty Rates: Rates are divided into Column 1 and Column 2. Column 1 is subdivided into General (normal trade relations rates for all countries not eligible for special programs) and Special (preferential rates for countries with free trade agreements or preference programs). Column 2 rates apply to products from Cuba, North Korea, Belarus, and Russia. When no special rate exists for a classification, General rates apply.

Overview

This HTS category, 3204.20.10.00, specifically covers a synthetic organic product identified as "Fluorescent brightening agent 32." These agents are designed to absorb ultraviolet light and re-emit it as visible blue light, thereby making materials appear whiter and brighter. Their application is typically found in industries such as textiles, paper manufacturing, and plastics.

Distinguishing this specific entry from its siblings, 3204.20.40.00 (Benzoxazol) and 3204.20.80.00 (Other), requires identifying the unique chemical composition or proprietary formulation of "Fluorescent brightening agent 32." While Benzoxazol represents a particular chemical class of fluorescent brighteners, and "Other" encompasses any not specifically listed, this code targets a distinct product with its own set of defining characteristics, likely based on a specific trade name or chemical structure not generically captured by the broader sibling categories.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Therefore, classification under 3204.20.10.00 is final for products meeting the criteria of "Fluorescent brightening agent 32." Importers and exporters should ensure that the product in question is precisely this identified agent to avoid misclassification.

Frequently Asked Questions

›What is HTS code 3204.20.10.00?

HTS code 3204.20.10.00 covers Fluorescent brightening agent 32 under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. It falls under Chapter 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics.

›What products are classified under 3204.20.10.00?

This classification covers Fluorescent brightening agent 32. It is a subcategory of Synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents: (3204.20).

›What is the import duty rate for 3204.20.10.00?

The general rate of duty for HTS 3204.20.10.00 is 6.5%. Special preferential rates may apply: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). The Column 2 rate is 64.2%.

›What unit of quantity is used for 3204.20.10.00?

Imports under HTS 3204.20.10.00 are measured in kg.

›Are there special tariff programs for 3204.20.10.00?

Yes, preferential rates may apply under programs including: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (duty-free treatment)., Australia Special Rate, Bahrain Special Rate, Chile Special Rate, Colombia Special Rate. And 12 more programs.

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3204.20.10.00 - Fluorescent brightening agent 32 🖩

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