# United States tariff line 3204.15.80.00: Other

> In the United States tariff, line 3204.15.80.00 covers synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter, vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon. The general (MFN) duty rate is 6.5%. It falls under HS subheading 3204.15 in heading 32.04 (chapter 32).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204158000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 32](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/32) / [3204.15](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/320415) / [3204.15.80.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204158000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 3204.15.80.00
- Covers: Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter, vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon
- Duty (MFN): 6.5%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [3204.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/320415)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 3204.15.80.00 covers synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter, vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon.

Its legal text is “Other”, read under “Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter”, “Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon” and “Other”.

Products commonly classified here include Isoviolanthrone (C.I. Vat Violet 10) (CAS No. 128-64-3) and Vat Blue 4 (6,15-dihydro-5,9,14,18-anthrazinetetrone) (CAS No. 81-77-6) (border.bot’s search keywords, not legal text).

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 3204.15 in heading 32.04 (chapter 32). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
- Heading 32.04: Synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined
- Subheading 3204.15: Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter
- Within the subheading: Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon
- Within the subheading: Other
- Line 3204.15.80.00: Other

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 6.5%.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A+) (A+)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 3204.15 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 3204.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/320415)

## Other lines under 3204.15

- [3204.15.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204151000) Vat blue 1 (synthetic indigo),"Colour Index No. 73000"
- [3204.15.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204152000) Vat brown 3; Vat orange 2, 7; and Vat violet 9, 13
- [3204.15.25.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204152500) Vat red 1
- [3204.15.30.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204153000) Solubilized vat blue 5; Solubilized vat orange 1; Solubilized vat yellow 7, 45, 47; Vat black 19, 30, 31; Vat blue 5, 16, 19, 21, 66, 67; Vat brown 33, 50, 57; Vat green 28, 48; Vat orange 5, 13; Vat red 10, 15, 32, 41; and Vat yellow 46
- [3204.15.35.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204153500) Solubilized vat orange 3; Vat blue 2; Vat red 44; and Vat yellow 4, 20
- [3204.15.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204154000) Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI

- Previous line: [3204.15.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204154000) Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI
- Next line: [3204.16.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204161000) Reactive black 1; Reactive blue 1, 2, 4; Reactive orange 1; Reactive red 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; and Reactive yellow 1

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 3204.15.80.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 3204.15.80.00 covers synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter, vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 3204.15.80.00 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 6.5%.

### Which preferential rates apply to 3204.15.80.00?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+).

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3204158000.json