HS code 3206.20: Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds
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Key facts
- HS code
- 3206.20
- Covers
- Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty in the United States
- See its 4 lines
Summary
HS code 3206.20 covers pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds. It sits in heading 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) 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). Other goods of heading 32.06 are classified under 3206.11 (pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter), 3206.19 (pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, other), 3206.41 (other colouring matter and other preparations, ultramarine and preparations based thereon), 3206.42 (other colouring matter and other preparations, lithopone or other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide) and 2 others. National tariff lines under 3206.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS code 3206.20 covers pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds.
The legal text of the subheading is “Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 32.06 are classified under 3206.11 (pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter), 3206.19 (pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, other), 3206.41 (other colouring matter and other preparations, ultramarine and preparations based thereon), 3206.42 (other colouring matter and other preparations, lithopone or other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide) and 2 others.
- 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
- 3206.41Other 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
How it is structured
3206.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 32, are the chapter; the first four, 3206, are heading 32.06; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 3206.20
- Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds
In other countries
National tariff lines under 3206.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States4 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 3206.20 cover?
HS code 3206.20 covers pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 3206.20 in?
HS code 3206.20 is in heading 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) 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 32.06 classified when 3206.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 32.06 are classified under 3206.11 (pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter), 3206.19 (pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, other), 3206.41 (other colouring matter and other preparations, ultramarine and preparations based thereon), 3206.42 (other colouring matter and other preparations, lithopone or other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide) and 2 others.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3206.20?
National tariff lines under 3206.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 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.