Subheading · Section VI

3204.17: Pigments and preparations based thereon

3204.17
  • 6%UK
  • 6.5%EU
  • 20%Türkiye
  • 0%–6.5%USA
  • US$4.9bnWorld trade in 2024

3204.17 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3204, synthetic organic colouring matter, chapter 32.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3204.17 covers 27 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3204.17; the duty is 6.5%.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 3204.17 covers 2 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 20%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 3204.17 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6.5% (average 4.3%). 2 of them are duty-free.

World trade in these goods reached US$4.9bn in 2024, up 5.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 22.2% of the total, ahead of India.

The United States imported the most (US$445.3m).

The United Kingdom ranked 12th among 130 exporters with US$75.1m; its largest buyer was the Netherlands.

The United Kingdom imported US$103.5m, most of it from China.

Duty rates compared

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 3204 17 00 00 Pigments and preparations based thereon 6%
  2. 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 6%
  3. 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 6%
  4. 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 6%
  5. 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 6%
  6. 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 6%
  7. 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 6%
  8. 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 6%
  9. 3204 17 00 23 Colourant c.i. pigment brown 41 (cas rn 211502-16-8 or cas rn 68516-75-6) 6%
  10. 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 6%
  11. 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 6%
  12. 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 6%
  13. 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 6%
  14. 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 6%
  15. 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 6%
  16. 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 6%
  17. 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 6%
  18. 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 6%
  19. 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 6%
  20. 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 6%
  21. 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 6%
  22. 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 6%
  23. 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 6%
  24. 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 6%
  25. 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 6%
  26. 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 6%
  27. 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 6%
  28. 3204 17 00 90 Other 6%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 3204 17 00 Pigments and preparations based thereon 6.5%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 3204.17 Pigmentler ve esası pigment olan müstahzarlar
  2. 3204.17.00.00.11 Pigmentler 20%
  3. 3204.17.00.00.12 Esası pigment olan müstahzarlar 20%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 3204.17 Pigments and preparations based thereon:
  2. 3204.17.04 Pigment black 1; Pigment blue 16, 18; Pigment brown 22, 23, 25, 32; Pigment green 8; Pigment orange 31, 34, 36, 51; Pigment red 9, 14, 34, 48:3, 52, 68, 112, 139, 144, 146, 151, 166, 169,170, 171, 175, 176, 177, 180, 185, 188, 192, 199, 208, 209, 216, 220, 221; Pigment violet 32; and Pigment yellow 16, 24, 49, 62:1, 81, 93, 95, 97, 108, 109, 110, 113, 117, 127, 153 6.5%
  3. 3204.17.04.05 Pigment blue 16 kg
  4. 3204.17.04.15 Pigment orange 31 kg
  5. 3204.17.04.20 Pigment orange 36 kg
  6. 3204.17.04.25 Pigment red 144 kg
  7. 3204.17.04.30 Pigment red 166 kg
  8. 3204.17.04.35 Pigment red 177 kg
  9. 3204.17.04.85 Other kg
  10. 3204.17.08.00 Pigment red 178; Pigment yellow 101, 138 Freekg
  11. 3204.17.20.00 Copper phthalocyanine ([Phthalocyanato(2-)]- copper), not ready for use as a pigment 6.5%kg
  12. 3204.17.40 Isoindolenine red pigment; Pigment red 214, 242, 254; Pigment red 149 dry and pigment red 149 presscake; and Pigment yellow 155, 183 Free
  13. 3204.17.40.15 Pigment red 149 kg
  14. 3204.17.40.30 Pigment red 214 kg
  15. 3204.17.40.90 Other kg
  16. Other:
  17. 3204.17.60 Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI 6.5%
  18. 3204.17.60.05 Pigment blue 15 kg
  19. 3204.17.60.10 Pigment blue 15:1 kg
  20. 3204.17.60.15 Pigment blue 15:2 kg
  21. 3204.17.60.20 Pigment blue 15:4 kg
  22. 3204.17.60.85 Other kg
  23. 3204.17.90 Other 6.5%
  24. 3204.17.90.02 Pigment blue 15:3, dry, presscake or aqueous slurry kg
  25. 3204.17.90.03 Preparations based on pigment blue 15:3 kg
  26. 3204.17.90.06 Pigment blue 61 kg
  27. 3204.17.90.10 Pigment green 7 kg
  28. 3204.17.90.15 Pigment green 36 kg
  29. 3204.17.90.18 Pigment red 57:1, dry, presscake or aqueous slurry kg
  30. 3204.17.90.19 Preparations based on pigment red 57:1 kg
  31. 3204.17.90.21 Pigment red 122 kg
  32. 3204.17.90.25 Pigment red 149 kg
  33. 3204.17.90.30 Pigment red 179 kg
  34. 3204.17.90.35 Pigment violet 19 kg
  35. 3204.17.90.40 Pigment violet 23 kg
  36. 3204.17.90.46 Pigment yellow 12, dry, presscake or aqueous slurry kg
  37. 3204.17.90.47 Preparations based on pigment yellow 12 kg
  38. 3204.17.90.50 Pigment yellow 13 kg
  39. 3204.17.90.55 Pigment yellow 74 kg
  40. 3204.17.90.60 Pigment yellow 75 kg
  41. 3204.17.90.86 Other kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

3204.17 · US$4.9bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$570kUS$570k+US$12m+US$73.8m+> US$328.2m

Exports: 130
  1. China: US$1.1bn
  2. India: US$896.8m
  3. Germany: US$562.9m
  4. Japan: US$328.2m
  5. United States: US$278.2m
  6. Netherlands: US$183.1m
  7. South Korea: US$179.5m
  8. Belgium: US$157.2m
  9. Switzerland: US$124.8m
  10. France: US$121.6m
  11. Spain: US$83.9m
  12. United Kingdom: US$75.1m
  13. Italy: US$73.8m
  14. Taiwan: US$64.5m
  15. Türkiye: US$64.4m
  16. Sweden: US$44.4m
  17. Indonesia: US$42m
  18. Poland: US$38.4m
  19. Canada: US$38.1m
  20. Mexico: US$35.6m
  21. Czechia: US$35.5m
  22. Denmark: US$34.5m
  23. Malaysia: US$26m
  24. Singapore: US$25.7m
  25. Greece: US$25.7m
  26. Austria: US$23.7m
  27. Brazil: US$18.9m
  28. Portugal: US$17.2m
  29. Norway: US$16.8m
  30. Hungary: US$16.5m
  31. Romania: US$16.4m
  32. Vietnam: US$12m
  33. Uruguay: US$10.5m
  34. Thailand: US$10.4m
  35. Finland: US$7.3m
  36. Slovakia: US$7.2m
  37. South Africa: US$6.3m
  38. Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
  39. Luxembourg: US$5.3m
  40. Colombia: US$5.2m
  41. Australia: US$5.1m
  42. United Arab Emirates: US$4.8m
  43. Lithuania: US$4.5m
  44. Russia: US$3.9m
  45. Côte d’Ivoire: US$3.1m
  46. Estonia: US$2.9m
  47. Ireland: US$2.8m
  48. Chile: US$2.8m
  49. Guatemala: US$2.6m
  50. Serbia: US$2m
  51. Pakistan: US$1.8m
  52. Latvia: US$1.8m
  53. Costa Rica: US$1.6m
  54. Israel: US$1.3m
  55. Slovenia: US$1.3m
  56. Kazakhstan: US$1.2m
  57. Argentina: US$1m
  58. Croatia: US$956.9k
  59. Morocco: US$948.5k
  60. Paraguay: US$934k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$1.1bn 22.2%
2 India US$896.8m 18.5%
3 Germany US$562.9m 11.6%
4 Japan US$328.2m 6.8%
5 United States US$278.2m 5.7%
6 Netherlands US$183.1m 3.8%
7 South Korea US$179.5m 3.7%
8 Belgium US$157.2m 3.2%
9 Switzerland US$124.8m 2.6%
10 France US$121.6m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$445.3m 9.2%
2 Germany US$422.1m 8.7%
3 China US$273m 5.6%
4 Belgium US$230.7m 4.8%
5 Japan US$223.3m 4.6%
6 South Korea US$207.7m 4.3%
7 Netherlands US$204.2m 4.2%
8 Italy US$197.9m 4.1%
9 Vietnam US$137.7m 2.8%
10 Türkiye US$134.2m 2.8%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for pigments and preparations based thereon?

Pigments and preparations based thereon fall under HS subheading 3204.17, part of heading 3204, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on pigments and preparations based thereon in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3204.17 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on pigments and preparations based thereon in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3204.17 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most pigments and preparations based thereon?

China, with US$1.1bn in 2024 (22.2% of world exports).