3204 17 00: Pigments and preparations based thereon
Synthetic organic pigments
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 26 subdivisionsData: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
3204 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:
Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter:
3204 17 00 Pigments and preparations based thereon
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty6.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 10 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 81|(CAS RN 22094-93-5) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 81|content of 50|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 15 Colourant C.I. Pigment Green 7|(CAS RN 1328-53-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Green 7|content of 40|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 18 Colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 16|(CAS RN 6505-28-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 16|content of 90|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 19 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 48:2|(CAS RN 7023-61-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 48:2|content of 85|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 20 Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3|(CAS RN 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3|content of 35|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 21 Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:4 (CAS RN 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:4 content of 35 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 22 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 169|(CAS RN 12237-63-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 169|content of 50|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 23 Colourant C.I. Pigment Brown 41 (CAS RN 211502-16-8 or CAS RN 68516-75-6)
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 24 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 57:1|(CAS RN 5281-04-9) and preparations based thereon with a Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 57:1|content of 20|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 25 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 14|(CAS RN 5468-75-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 14|content of 25|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 26 Colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 13|(CAS RN 3520-72-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 13|content of 80|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 28 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 12 (CAS RN 6358-85-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 12 content of 21 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 31 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 63:1 (CAS RN 6417-83-0) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 63:1 content of 70 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 32 Colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 23 (CAS RN 215247-95-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 23 content of 70 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 1463/26
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 33 Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:1|(CAS|RN|147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:1|content of 35|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 35 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 202|(CAS RN 3089-17-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 202|content of 70|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 37 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 81:2|(CAS RN 75627-12-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 81:2|content of 30|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 51 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 174 (CAS RN 78952-72-4) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 174 content of 50 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 52 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 112 (CAS RN 6535-46-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 112 content of 90 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 54 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 65 (CAS RN 6528-34-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 65 content of 90 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 56 Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 146 (CAS RN 5280-68-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 146 content of 90 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 57 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 13 (CAS RN 5102-83-0) and preparations based thereon with a content of colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 13 of 50 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 58 Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 17 (CAS RN 4531-49-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 17 content of 90 % or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 75 Colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 5|(CAS RN 3468-63-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 5|content of 80|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 85 Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 61|(CAS RN 1324-76-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 61|content of 35|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspensionFree
Only for
3204 17 00 88 Colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 3|(CAS RN 1325-82-2|or CAS RN 101357-19-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 3|content of 90|% or more by weight
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty3 EUR
Applies to goods from
all countries
In force
until 31 October 2026
Legal act
Regulation 0382/26
Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty3 EUR
all countries except Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino
Legal act
Regulation 0632/21
Documents
N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Import controlVeterinary control
Applies to goods from
Faroe Islands, Greenland
Legal act
Regulation 0632/21
Documents
N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Import controlImport control - Waste
Applies to goods from
all countries
Legal act
Regulation 1157/24
Documents
C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Y106 Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Y110 Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Y113 Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0263/22
Documents
Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
3204 17 00 10
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 81 (CAS RN 22094-93-5) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 81 content of 50 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 15
Colourant C.I. Pigment Green 7 (CAS RN 1328-53-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Green 7 content of 40 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 18
Colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 16 (CAS RN 6505-28-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 16 content of 90 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 19
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 48:2 (CAS RN 7023-61-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 48:2 content of 85 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 20
Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3 (CAS RN 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3 content of 35 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 21
Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:4 (CAS RN 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:4 content of 35 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 22
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 169 (CAS RN 12237-63-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 169 content of 50 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 23
Colourant C.I. Pigment Brown 41 (CAS RN 211502-16-8 or CAS RN 68516-75-6)
3204 17 00 24
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 57:1 (CAS RN 5281-04-9) and preparations based thereon with a Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 57:1 content of 20 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 25
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 14 (CAS RN 5468-75-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 14 content of 25 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 26
Colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 13 (CAS RN 3520-72-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 13 content of 80 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 28
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 12 (CAS RN 6358-85-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 12 content of 21 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 31
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 63:1 (CAS RN 6417-83-0) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 63:1 content of 70 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 32
Colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 23 (CAS RN 215247-95-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 23 content of 70 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 33
Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:1 (CAS RN 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 15:1 content of 35 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 35
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 202 (CAS RN 3089-17-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 202 content of 70 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 37
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 81:2 (CAS RN 75627-12-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 81:2 content of 30 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 51
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 174 (CAS RN 78952-72-4) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 174 content of 50 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 52
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 112 (CAS RN 6535-46-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 112 content of 90 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 54
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 65 (CAS RN 6528-34-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 65 content of 90 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 56
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 146 (CAS RN 5280-68-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 146 content of 90 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 57
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 13 (CAS RN 5102-83-0) and preparations based thereon with a content of colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 13 of 50 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 58
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 17 (CAS RN 4531-49-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 17 content of 90 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 75
Colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 5 (CAS RN 3468-63-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Orange 5 content of 80 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 85
Colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 61 (CAS RN 1324-76-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Blue 61 content of 35 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 88
Colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 3 (CAS RN 1325-82-2 or CAS RN 101357-19-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Violet 3 content of 90 % or more by weight
3204 17 00 90
Other
Export measures 4
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
22 October 2025
Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: Syria
Syria
Regulation 0697/13
24 July 2013
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
24 April 2026
Export control - Waste
All third countries
Regulation 1157/24
21 May 2026
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus19%
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia24%
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden6% reduced rate
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
Agreement or scheme
Countries
Rate
standard rate (no agreement)
—
6.5%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
The tariff classification of “Solid Gemstone Dye” from China
600011835HMRC18 December 2024 – 17 December 2027 · 3204 17 00 90
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 254 Synthetic organic colouring CAS RN 84632-65-5
600011695HMRC3 December 2024 – 2 December 2027 · 3204 17 00 20
Colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:3 and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:3 content of 35% or more by weight CAS No. 147-14-8
600011697HMRC3 December 2024 – 2 December 2027 · 3204 17 00 90
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 147 and preparations based thereon with a Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 147 content of 70% or more (by weight) CAS No. 4118-16-5
16 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of heading 3203 or 3204, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (heading 3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in heading 3207, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale of heading 3212);
(b) tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; or
(c) mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (heading 2715).
2. Heading 3204 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes.
3. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including, in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or Chapter 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations. The headings do not apply, however, to pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215.
4. Heading 3208 includes solutions (other than collodions) consisting of any of the products specified in headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents when the weight of the solvent exceeds 50 % of the weight of the solution.
5. The expression ‘colouring matter’ in this chapter does not include products of a kind used as extenders in oil paints, whether or not they are also suitable for colouring distempers.
6. The expression ‘stamping foils’ in heading 3212 applies only to thin sheets of a kind used for printing, for example, book covers or hat bands, and consisting of:
(a) metallic powder (including powder of precious metal) or pigment, agglomerated with glue, gelatin or other binder; or
(b) metal (including precious metal) or pigment, deposited on a supporting sheet of any material.
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
3204 11 00 to 3204 19 00 · Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter
These subheadings cover:
1. synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not mixed together and whether or not diluted with mineral substances which have no dyeing properties, but containing only small quantities of surface-active products or other additives to encourage penetration and fixation of the dye (see the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3204, part (I), second paragraph, (A) and (B); and
2. the preparations specified in note 3 to this chapter, namely the products described in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3204, part (I), second paragraph, (C) to (E).
With regard to colouring matter of subheadings 3204 11 00 to 3204 19 00 which, in view of their utilisation, may belong to two or more categories falling within different subheadings, see the HS Explanatory Note to subheadings 3204 11 to 3204 19, eleventh paragraph, to determine their classification.
3204 17 00 · Pigments and preparations based thereon
See the HS Explanatory Note to subheadings 3204 11 to 3204 19, ninth paragraph.
General notes to the chapter
TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS
Note 4
The term ‘solutions’ used both in this note and in note 6(a) to Chapter 39 does not apply to colloidal solutions.
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
Year
Description
Third-country duty
Supplementary unit
2026
Pigments and preparations based thereon
6.5%
—
2025
unchanged
6.5%
—
2024
unchanged
6.5%
—
2023
unchanged
6.5%
—
2022
unchanged
6.5%
—
2021
unchanged
6.5%
—
2020
unchanged
6.5%
—
2019
Pigments and preparations based thereon
6.5%
—
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 3204 17 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 3204.17, pigments and preparations based thereon.
The third-country duty is 6.5%, and quantities are declared in —.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6.5%; 140 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported synthetic organic pigments (HS 3204.17) worth €577.9m (down 16% on the year before), at an average of €7.21 per kg; China supplied 32%, followed by India.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the US duty is 0%–6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–6%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.5%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 3204.17 worth US$2bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$46m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 3204 17 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 6.5%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 3204 17 00?
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 140 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 3204.17 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$258m), followed by India.
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Taiwan
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Norway
North Macedonia
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