Chapter 32

Vegetable Tanning Extracts

HS code 3201 covers tanning extracts of vegetable origin, including wattle, quebracho, and chestnut extracts used in the leather manufacturing industry.

Synthetic Tanning Substances

HS code 3202 is for synthetic organic tanning substances and inorganic tanning preparations used in leather production and pre-tanning.

Natural Colouring Matter

HS code 3203 covers colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin including logwood, cochineal, and chlorophyll extracts used in dyeing and food industries.

Synthetic Organic Colouring Matter and Dyes

HS code 3204 covers synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations including dyes, luminophores, and fluorescent brighteners used in industrial dyeing.

Colour Lakes and Preparations

HS code 3205 covers colour lakes produced by fixing organic colouring matter on an inorganic base, commonly used in printing inks and cosmetics.

Inorganic Colouring Matter and Pigments

HS code 3206 covers inorganic pigments and colouring matter, including titanium dioxide and ultramarine, used for industrial coating and opacity.

Ceramic Pigments, Glazes and Glass Frit

HS code 3207 covers prepared pigments, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, and glass frit used in the ceramic and glass industries for surface finishing.

Solvent-Based Paints and Varnishes

HS code 3208 covers solvent-based paints and varnishes, including enamels and lacquers, used for durable industrial and automotive coatings.

Water-Based Paints and Varnishes

HS code 3209 covers water-based paints and varnishes, including emulsions and latex coatings used primarily in the construction and home DIY sectors.

Specialty Paints and Leather Finishes

HS code 3210 covers specialty paints, distempers, and water pigments specifically prepared for the industrial finishing of leather.

Prepared Liquid Driers

HS code 3211 covers prepared liquid driers, such as metallic soaps, used as additives to accelerate the curing of paints and varnishes.

Pigments and Dyes for Retail or Special Use

HS code 3212 covers metallic pigments in non-aqueous media, stamping foils, and dyes specially packed for retail sale for home use.

Artist Colours and Sets

HS code 3213 is for artists', students', or signboard painters' colours in tablets, tubes, jars, or similar retail forms and sets.

Putty, Mastics, and Wall Fillings

HS code 3214 covers glazier's putty, resin cements, caulking compounds, and non-refractory surfacing preparations used for sealing or finishing walls and floors

Printing, Writing, and Drawing Inks

HS code 3215 is the international designation for printing, writing, or drawing inks, including concentrates and solids used in industrial or home applications.