3215.19.90.60 - Other 🖩

This HTS subheading, 3215.19.90.60, encompasses printing inks that do not fall under the more specific categories for flexographic, gravure, letterpress, or offset lithographic inks. It serves as a residual category for printing inks designed for other printing processes or applications not explicitly detailed at the preceding levels of the tariff schedule. The classification here is based on the exclusion from more defined subheadings, meaning any printing ink that does not meet the criteria for the specifically listed types will default to this category.

The distinction of this category lies in its "other" designation. While sibling categories 3215.19.90.20 through 3215.19.90.50 are defined by the printing method they are intended for (flexographic, gravure, letterpress, and offset lithographic, respectively), this subheading covers all other types of printing inks. This could include, for example, inks for screen printing, specialized digital printing inks, or inks for security printing applications that do not align with the standard listed methods.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Therefore, classification within 3215.19.90.60 is final. Importers and exporters should ensure that the printing ink in question cannot be more precisely classified under any of the preceding, more specific subheadings before assigning it to this general "other" category. The primary criterion for classification here is the absence of a more fitting, specific designation within the broader printing ink classifications.