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  "summary": "HS heading 32.08 covers 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. It is 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 split into 3 subheadings: 3208.10 (based on polyesters), 3208.20 (based on acrylic or vinyl polymers) and 3208.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 32.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS heading 32.08 cover?",
      "answer": "HS heading 32.08 covers 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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which chapter is HS heading 32.08 in?",
      "answer": "HS heading 32.08 is 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)."
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    {
      "question": "How many subheadings does HS heading 32.08 have?",
      "answer": "HS heading 32.08 has 3 subheadings: 3208.10 (based on polyesters), 3208.20 (based on acrylic or vinyl polymers) and 3208.90 (other)."
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    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 32.08?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under heading 32.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS heading 32.08 covers 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.",
        "It is split into 3 subheadings: 3208.10 (based on polyesters), 3208.20 (based on acrylic or vinyl polymers) and 3208.90 (other)."
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      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
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        "Other goods of chapter 32 are classified in its other 14 headings, listed below."
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        "Heading 32.08 is one of 15 headings in chapter 32. Its first two digits, 32, are the chapter; the next two, 08, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (3208.10, 3208.20, 3208.90)."
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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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