# HS code 3203.00: 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 > HS code 3203.00 covers 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. It sits in heading 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) in chapter 32 (tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks). It is the only subheading of heading 32.03, so every good of the heading is classified here. National tariff lines under 3203.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/320300 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/32) / [32.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3203) / [3203.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/320300) ## Key facts - HS code: 3203.00 - Covers: 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 - Heading: [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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3203) - Chapter: [32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks](https://border.bot/hs-codes/32) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 3 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/320300) ## What this code covers HS code 3203.00 covers 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. The legal text of the subheading is “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”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover It is the only subheading of heading 32.03, so every good of the heading is classified here. ## How it is structured 3203.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 32, are the chapter; the first four, 3203, are heading 32.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - 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 32.03: 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 - Subheading 3203.00: 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 ## In other countries National tariff lines under 3203.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/320300): 3 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [3202.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/320290) Other - Next subheading: [3204.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/320411) Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 3203.00 cover? HS code 3203.00 covers 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. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3203.00 in? HS code 3203.00 is in heading 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) in chapter 32 (tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks). ### Where are goods of heading 32.03 classified when 3203.00 doesn’t fit? 3203.00 is the only subheading of heading 32.03, so every good of the heading is classified there. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3203.00? National tariff lines under 3203.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/320300.json