3208.90.00.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 3208.90.00.00, encompasses "Other" paints, varnishes, enamels, and lacquers that are based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers and are dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium. This classification serves as a residual category for products that do not fit into the more specific subheadings within 3208, which are distinguished by their primary polymer base.

Specifically, this category applies to coatings where the binder is not a polyester (covered by 3208.10) nor an acrylic or vinyl polymer (covered by 3208.20). Examples might include paints and varnishes utilizing other synthetic resins, such as polyurethanes, epoxies, alkyds (when not falling under other specific polymer classifications), or combinations of polymers not primarily categorized as polyesters, acrylics, or vinyls. The defining characteristic remains the non-aqueous solvent system and the synthetic or chemically modified natural polymer base.

As a leaf node in the HTS structure, this category does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, the classification decision hinges on a thorough analysis of the polymer composition of the coating. If a product is a paint or varnish based on synthetic polymers and dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and its primary polymer base is neither a polyester nor an acrylic or vinyl polymer, it will be classified under this "Other" provision.