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      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 32?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 32 has 15 headings and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 32?",
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        "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."
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      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
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        "Chapter 31, before it, covers fertilisers; chapter 33, after it, covers essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations."
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        "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."
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        "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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