EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 3206.11

3206 11 00: Titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2): Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter

Titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

3206 Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of heading 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined:
Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide:
3206 11 00 Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter

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What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 6% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 6 additional measures Import requirements: 3

VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%

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Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 8

Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 0.74 EUR / kg

Only for: 3206 11 00 10 Titanium dioxide coated with isopropoxytitanium triisostearate, containing by weight 1,5|% or more but not more than 2,5|% of isopropoxytitanium triisostearate
Applies to goods from: China
Legal act: Regulation 0004/25

Rates for named exporters (25)

Company	Rate
LB group: – LB GROUP CO., LTD. – HENAN BILLIONS ADVANCED MATERIAL CO., LTD. – LB LUFENG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. – LB SICHUAN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. – LB XIANGYANG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89CB	0.74 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Anhui Gold Star group: – Anhui Gold Star Titanium Dioxide (Group) Co., Ltd. – ANHUI GOLD STAR TITANIUM DIOXIDE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 89CC	0.25 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
ANHUI ANNADA TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89CO	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
CITIC TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89CP	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Chongqing Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. of Pangang Group 89CQ	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
GUANGXI BLUESTAR DAHUA CHEMICAL CO., LTD 89CR	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
GUANGXI JINMAO TITANIUM CO., LTD 89CS	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
GUANGDONG HUIYUN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CORPORATION LIMITED 89CT	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Guangxi Guangfeng Titanium Co., Ltd. 89CU	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Hebei Milson Titanium Dioxide Co.,Ltd 89CV	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Jinan Yuxing Chemical Co.,.Ltd. 89CW	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
KUNMING DONGHAO TITANIUM CO., LTD. 89CX	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Nanjing Titanium Dioxide Chemical Co., Ltd. 89CY	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
NINGBO XINFU TITANIUM DIOXIDE CO., LTD. 89CZ	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
PANZHIHUA DARUI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. 89DA	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
PANZHIHUA DONGFANG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89DB	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
PANZHIHUA KAIHAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 89DC	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Pangang Group Titanium Industry Co., Ltd 89DD	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG XIANGHAI TITANIUM CO., LTD. 89DE	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG DAWN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89DF	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG DOGUIDE GROUP CO., LTD. 89DG	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG JINHAI TITANIUM RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 89DH	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Xuzhou Titanium Dioxide Chemical Co., Ltd. 89DI	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Yibin Tianyuan Haifeng Hetai Co., Ltd 89DJ	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
YUNNAN DAHUTONG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD 89DK	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg

Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 0.74 EUR / kg

Only for: 3206 11 00 30 Other
Applies to goods from: China
Legal act: Regulation 0004/25

Rates for named exporters (25)

Company	Rate
LB group: – LB GROUP CO., LTD. – HENAN BILLIONS ADVANCED MATERIAL CO., LTD. – LB LUFENG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. – LB SICHUAN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. – LB XIANGYANG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89CB	0.74 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Anhui Gold Star group: – Anhui Gold Star Titanium Dioxide (Group) Co., Ltd. – ANHUI GOLD STAR TITANIUM DIOXIDE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 89CC	0.25 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
ANHUI ANNADA TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89CO	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
CITIC TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89CP	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Chongqing Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. of Pangang Group 89CQ	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
GUANGXI BLUESTAR DAHUA CHEMICAL CO., LTD 89CR	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
GUANGXI JINMAO TITANIUM CO., LTD 89CS	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
GUANGDONG HUIYUN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CORPORATION LIMITED 89CT	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Guangxi Guangfeng Titanium Co., Ltd. 89CU	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Hebei Milson Titanium Dioxide Co.,Ltd 89CV	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Jinan Yuxing Chemical Co.,.Ltd. 89CW	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
KUNMING DONGHAO TITANIUM CO., LTD. 89CX	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Nanjing Titanium Dioxide Chemical Co., Ltd. 89CY	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
NINGBO XINFU TITANIUM DIOXIDE CO., LTD. 89CZ	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
PANZHIHUA DARUI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. 89DA	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
PANZHIHUA DONGFANG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89DB	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
PANZHIHUA KAIHAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 89DC	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Pangang Group Titanium Industry Co., Ltd 89DD	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG XIANGHAI TITANIUM CO., LTD. 89DE	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG DAWN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 89DF	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG DOGUIDE GROUP CO., LTD. 89DG	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
SHANDONG JINHAI TITANIUM RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 89DH	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Xuzhou Titanium Dioxide Chemical Co., Ltd. 89DI	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
Yibin Tianyuan Haifeng Hetai Co., Ltd 89DJ	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg
YUNNAN DAHUTONG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD 89DK	0.64 EUR / kg with document D-008 (Invoice with a signed declaration) · otherwise 0.74 EUR / kg

Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
Regulation 2658/87
Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
Regulation 1517/18
Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
Only for
3206 11 00 80 Titanium dioxide coated with isopropoxytitanium triisostearate, containing by weight 1,5|% or more but not more than 2,5|% of isopropoxytitanium triisostearate

Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia

Legal act
Regulation 2605/25
Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 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 duty 3 EUR
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
from 1 November 2026

Legal act
Regulation 0382/26
Documents
- C127 Merchant product identifier
- C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
- C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
- Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
from 1 November 2026

Legal act
Regulation 2108/26
Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales

Import requirements 3

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
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
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
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- 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.

3206 11 00 10	Titanium dioxide coated with isopropoxytitanium triisostearate, containing by weight 1,5 % or more but not more than 2,5 % of isopropoxytitanium triisostearate
3206 11 00 30	Other
3206 11 00 80	Titanium dioxide coated with isopropoxytitanium triisostearate, containing by weight 1,5 % or more but not more than 2,5 % of isopropoxytitanium triisostearate
3206 11 00 85	Other

Export measures 3

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 controlSanctions regime: Belarus	Belarus	Regulation 0765/06	20 July 2025
Export control - Waste	All third countries	Regulation 1157/24	21 May 2026

TARIC data as of 31 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.

Austria 20%
Belgium 21%
Bulgaria 20%
Croatia 25%
Cyprus 19%
Czechia 21%
Denmark 25%
Estonia 24%
Finland 25.5%
France 20%
Germany 19%
Greece 24%
Hungary 27%
Ireland 23%
Italy 22%
Latvia 21%
Lithuania 21%
Luxembourg 17%
Malta 18%
Netherlands 21%
Poland 23%
Portugal 23%
Romania 21%
Slovakia 23%
Slovenia 22%
Spain 21%
Sweden 6% reduced rate

TEDB · 31 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
standard rate (no agreement)	—	6%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)	Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia	Free
CARIFORUM	Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago	Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)	Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 more Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna	Free
GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance)	Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 more Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan	Free
Central America	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama	Free
SADC EPA	Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia	Free
EEA - European Economic Area	Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway	Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States	Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe	Free
EU–Andorra customs union	Andorra	Free
EU–Albania agreement	Albania	Free
EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Free
EU–Canada agreement	Canada	Free
EU–Switzerland agreement	Switzerland	Free
EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement	Côte d’Ivoire	Free
EU–Chile agreement	Chile	Free
EU–Cameroon agreement	Cameroon	Free
EU–Colombia agreement	Colombia	Free
EU–Algeria agreement	Algeria	Free
EU–Ecuador agreement	Ecuador	Free
EU–Egypt agreement	Egypt	Free
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.	Western Sahara	Free
EU–Fiji agreement	Fiji	Free
EU–Faroe Islands agreement	Faroe Islands	Free
EU–United Kingdom agreement	United Kingdom	Free
EU–Georgia agreement	Georgia	Free
EU–Ghana agreement	Ghana	Free
EU–Israel agreement	Israel	Free
EU–Jordan agreement	Jordan	Free
EU–Japan agreement	Japan	Free
EU–Kenya agreement	Kenya	Free
EU–South Korea agreement	South Korea	Free
EU–Lebanon agreement	Lebanon	Free
EU–Morocco agreement	Morocco	Free
EU–Moldova agreement	Moldova	Free
EU–Montenegro agreement	Montenegro	Free
EU–North Macedonia agreement	North Macedonia	Free
EU–Mexico agreement	Mexico	Free
EU–New Zealand agreement	New Zealand	Free
EU–Peru agreement	Peru	Free
EU–Papua New Guinea agreement	Papua New Guinea	Free
EU–Palestinian Territories agreement	Palestinian Territories	Free
EU–Serbia agreement	Serbia	Free
EU–Singapore agreement	Singapore	Free
EU–San Marino customs union	San Marino	Free
EU–Syria agreement	Syria	Free
EU–Tunisia agreement	Tunisia	Free
EU–Türkiye customs union	Türkiye	Free
EU–Ukraine agreement	Ukraine	Free
EU–United States agreement	United States	Free
EU–Vietnam agreement	Vietnam	Free
EU–Samoa agreement	Samoa	Free
EU–Kosovo agreement	Kosovo	Free
EU–South Africa agreement	South Africa	Free
GSP - General arrangements	Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 5 more Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu	2.5%
Mercosur	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay	4.8%

EU: imports by month · HS 3206.11

last 12 months€1.2bn-1.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price€2.30 per kg

Preferential rate48%

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	€295.8m	24.9%	+17.4%
Mexico	€247.4m	20.8%	+23.3%
United Kingdom	€236.2m	19.9%	-34.6%
United States	€111m	9.3%	-39.5%
Saudi Arabia	€102.1m	8.6%	+31.1%
Australia	€96.4m	8.1%	+104.4%
Norway	€59.5m	5%	-1.8%
Canada	€15.2m	1.3%	+1,772.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

3206.11 Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter

UK 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines

Türkiye 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Canada Free – 6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 4%

Mexico 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Brazil 8% – 10.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 9.9%

Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 6.7%

Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Japan 3.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Taiwan 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

N352695 U.S. CBP 11 September 2025 · 3206.11.00.00

The tariff classification of Complex Inorganic Color Pigments from Japan or Indonesia
N341165 U.S. CBP 1 August 2024 · 3206.11.00.00

The country of origin and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of Titanium Dioxide Pigment from Canada
N319689 U.S. CBP 8 June 2021 · 3206.11.00.00

The tariff classification of “PT-501R” and “CR-EL” from Japan
N284733 U.S. CBP 18 April 2017 · 3206.11.00.00

The tariff classification of “TI-Pure R01, R03, and R04” from Mexico

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.

Chapter notes: Chapter 32 →

CN Explanatory Notes

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.

3206 · Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of heading 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined

See note 5 to this chapter.

Nucleate pigments, i.e., pigments consisting of grains or inert material (generally, of silica) each of which, by means of special technical processes, has been coated with an individual layer of inorganic colouring matter, are classified in the heading appropriate to the colouring matter constituting the coating.

Thus, for example, pigments of the above type in which the coating consists of basic silico-chromate of lead are classified in subheading 3206 20 00; those in which the coating consists of copper borate or calcium plumbate are classified in subheading 3206 49 70.

3206 11 00 and 3206 19 00 · Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide

See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3206, (A), (1), and, in so far as they concern preparations of these subheadings, the four paragraphs following (13).

See also the HS Explanatory Note to subheading 3206 19.

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.

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

This line in earlier years

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	Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter	6%	—
2025	unchanged	6%	—
2024	unchanged	6%	—
2023	unchanged	6%	—
2022	unchanged	6%	—
2021	unchanged	6%	—
2020	unchanged	6%	—
2019	Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter	6%	—

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 3206 11 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 3206.11, containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry….

The third-country duty is 6%, and quantities are declared in —.

Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 140 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.

In the EU, anti-dumping duty of 0.74 EUR / kg applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2) (HS 3206.11) worth €1.2bn (down 1% on the year before), at an average of €2.30 per kg; China supplied 25%, followed by Mexico.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6%, the US duty is 6%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is 9%, the Brazil duty is 8%–10.8%, the Argentina duty is 0%–10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.2%, the Taiwan duty is 2%, 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 5%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 3206.11 worth US$2.9bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$297m.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 3206 11 00?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 6%; 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 3206 11 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.

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 3206 11 00?

Anti-dumping duty of 0.74 EUR / kg on goods from China. These are charged on top of the customs duty.

Where does the EU import these goods from?

For subheading 3206.11 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$551m), followed by the United Kingdom.

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