HS chapter 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks

Last updated 11 October 2026

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Key facts

Chapter: 32
Description: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Headings: 15
Subheadings: 45
Edition: HS2022

Summary

HS chapter 32 covers tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. It has 15 headings, 32.01 to 32.15, and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 32 are live on border.bot for the United States (168 lines, also used by 1 other country).

What this chapter covers

HS chapter 32 covers tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks.

It has 15 headings, 32.01 to 32.15, and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

32.01 Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

3201.10Quebracho extract
3201.20Wattle extract
3201.90Other

32.02 Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre- tanning

3202.10Synthetic organic tanning substances
3202.90Other

32.03 Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin

3203.00Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin

32.04 Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined

3204.11Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon
3204.12Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Acid dyes, whether or not premetallised, and preparations based thereon; mordant dyes and preparations based thereon
3204.13Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Basic dyes and preparations based thereon
3204.14Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Direct dyes and preparations based thereon
3204.15Synthetic organic colouring 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
3204.16Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Reactive dyes and preparations based thereon
3204.17Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Pigments and preparations based thereon
3204.18Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon
3204.19Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Other, including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of the subheadings 3204.11 to 3204.19
3204.20Synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents
3204.90Other

32.05 Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes

3205.00Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes

32.06 Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of heading 32.03, 32.04 or 32.05; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined

3206.11Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide: Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter
3206.19Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide: Other
3206.20Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds
3206.41Other colouring matter and other preparations: Ultramarine and preparations based thereon
3206.42Other colouring matter and other preparations: Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide
3206.49Other colouring matter and other preparations: Other
3206.50Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores

32.07 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes

3207.10Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers, prepared colours and similar preparations
3207.20Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations
3207.30Liquid lustres and similar preparations
3207.40Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes

32.08 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter

3208.10Based on polyesters
3208.20Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers
3208.90Other

32.09 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

3209.10Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers
3209.90Other

32.10 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather

3210.00Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather

32.11 Prepared driers

3211.00Prepared driers

32.12 Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale

3212.10Stamping foils
3212.90Other

32.13 Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings

3213.10Colours in sets
3213.90Other

32.14 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like

3214.10Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings
3214.90Other

32.15 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid

3215.11Printing ink: Black
3215.19Printing ink: Other
3215.90Other

What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 31, before it, covers fertilisers; chapter 33, after it, covers essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations.

How it is structured

Chapter 32 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (32.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

In other countries

National tariff lines under chapter 32 are live on border.bot for the United States (168 lines, also used by 1 other country).

United States168 lines, used by 1 other country

Frequently asked questions

What does HS chapter 32 cover?

HS chapter 32 covers tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks.

How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 32?

HS chapter 32 has 15 headings and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 32?

National tariff lines under chapter 32 are live on border.bot for the United States (168 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

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