Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3206
3206.11: Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter
Titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2)
3206.11 is the HS subheading for titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2), under heading 3206 in chapter 32.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3206 11 00 00 Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter 6%
- For uses other than the production of white graphic inks for printing 6%
- 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 6%
- 3206 11 00 30 Other 6%
- For use in the production of white graphic inks for printing 6%
- 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 6%
- 3206 11 00 85 Other 6%
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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
- 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
- 2020 No. 1431
- 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
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration
- Applies to goods from
- China
- Legal act
- Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £33.6m | 31.5% | +18.7% |
 Mexico | £28.3m | 26.5% | +177.8% |
 Germany | £20.2m | 18.9% | +8.8% |
 Belgium | £6.1m | 5.7% | -11% |
 Czechia | £4.2m | 3.9% | -9.1% |
 United States | £3m | 2.8% | -85.4% |
 Norway | £2.9m | 2.7% | +15.3% |
 Australia | £2.8m | 2.6% | +108.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4% Mexico 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 8% – 10.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 9.9% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$545kUS$545k+US$11m+US$168m+> US$567m
Exports: 112
- China: US$4bn
- United States: US$1bn
- Germany: US$741m
- Belgium: US$567m
- Mexico: US$558m
- Australia: US$541m
- United Kingdom: US$449m
- Canada: US$307m
- Netherlands: US$230m
- Japan: US$198m
- Slovenia: US$168m
- Spain: US$158m
- Saudi Arabia: US$157m
- Czechia: US$133m
- Norway: US$123m
- Malaysia: US$96m
- France: US$88m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$67m
- Sweden: US$45m
- Poland: US$43m
- South Korea: US$35m
- India: US$28m
- Italy: US$26m
- Singapore: US$21m
- Luxembourg: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- Russia: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Ireland: US$915k
- Lithuania: US$801k
- Israel: US$668k
- Latvia: US$621k
- Chile: US$616k
- Kenya: US$588k
- Serbia: US$554k
- Guatemala: US$545k
- Costa Rica: US$437k
- New Zealand: US$426k
- Uzbekistan: US$417k
- Tunisia: US$413k
- Argentina: US$409k
- Slovakia: US$400k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$40m+US$188m+> US$414m
Imports: 186
- India: US$1bn
- United States: US$608m
- Germany: US$512m
- Belgium: US$477m
- Brazil: US$417m
- Türkiye: US$414m
- Italy: US$404m
- South Korea: US$371m
- France: US$339m
- China: US$329m
- Vietnam: US$282m
- Indonesia: US$273m
- Thailand: US$262m
- Spain: US$233m
- Mexico: US$225m
- United Arab Emirates: US$223m
- Poland: US$215m
- Canada: US$209m
- Russia: US$188m
- Netherlands: US$161m
- Israel: US$144m
- Taiwan: US$141m
- Malaysia: US$139m
- Japan: US$134m
- Egypt: US$126m
- United Kingdom: US$123m
- Philippines: US$117m
- Sweden: US$111m
- Argentina: US$92m
- Colombia: US$86m
- Saudi Arabia: US$79m
- Singapore: US$75m
- Greece: US$69m
- Pakistan: US$68m
- Australia: US$58m
- South Africa: US$53m
- Austria: US$51m
- Portugal: US$50m
- Luxembourg: US$50m
- Bangladesh: US$47m
- Switzerland: US$46m
- Morocco: US$45m
- Chile: US$45m
- Dominican Republic: US$43m
- Denmark: US$42m
- Romania: US$40m
- Algeria: US$40m
- Peru: US$37m
- Iraq: US$31m
- Nigeria: US$28m
- Ukraine: US$24m
- Jordan: US$23m
- Finland: US$22m
- New Zealand: US$22m
- Kenya: US$21m
- Uzbekistan: US$20m
- Iran: US$19m
- Norway: US$18m
- Sri Lanka: US$18m
- Ecuador: US$18m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$4bn | 41.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$1bn | 10.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$741m | 7.3% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$567m | 5.6% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$558m | 5.5% |
| 6 | Australia | US$541m | 5.3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$449m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Canada | US$307m | 3% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$230m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Japan | US$198m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$1bn | 11.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$608m | 6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$512m | 5% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$477m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Brazil | US$417m | 4.1% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$414m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$404m | 4% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$371m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  France | US$339m | 3.3% |
| 10 | China | US$329m | 3.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 45number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 6% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 16% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.2% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 9% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 6% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 1% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 11% | 8% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 53311 Pigments & preparations based on titanium dioxide
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34340 Colouring matter n.e.c.; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3206.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3206.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3206.11 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3206.11 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3206.11 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3206.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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
The tariff classification of Complex Inorganic Color Pigments from Japan or Indonesia
- N341165 U.S. CBP
The country of origin and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of Titanium Dioxide Pigment from Canada
- N319689 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “PT-501R” and “CR-EL” from Japan
- N284733 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “TI-Pure R01, R03, and R04” from Mexico
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2064 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Other
Update to Commodity Code Structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 8 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6170 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Other
Registration of imports of Rutile Titanium Dioxide from China - 26 March 2026
Trade Tariff news 5411 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Other · Applies from:
Trade remedies notice 2026/14 · Source: gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3206.11 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3206.11; the duty is 6%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2) worth £106.7m (up 1% on the year before), at an average of £2.02 per kg; China supplied 32%, followed by Mexico.
World trade in titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2) reached US$10bn in 2024, up 7.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 41.3% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter?
Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter fall under HS subheading 3206.11, part of heading 3206, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3206.11 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 containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3206.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium…?
China, with US$4bn in 2024 (41.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2) to the UK duty-free?
173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2)?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import titanium dioxide pigments (80%+ TiO2) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (32%), Mexico (27%) and Germany (19%), out of total imports of £106.7m.