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Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification
Product Name
Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-based paint
Technical Reference System Number
235160
Description
The wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-based paint is a solution of a phosphoric ester salt of a high molecular weight copolymer with pigment affinic groups.
Analysis and Justification
This product does not meet the technical requirements of a “separate chemically defined compound” of Chapter 29 of the Harmonized System, as it consists of a deliberate mixture. It is best described as an “other polyether” of subheading 3907.20.
Decision
In accordance with General Interpretative Rule 1 of the Harmonized System, the wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-based paint is classified under classification number 3907.20.90.11 of the Customs Tariff.
