Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3206
3206.19: Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide: other
Other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%)
Official description Other
3206.19 is the HS subheading for other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%), under heading 3206 in chapter 32.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3206 19 00 00 Other 6%
- 3206 19 00 10 Preparation containing by weight: - 72% (± 2%) of mica (cas rn 12001-26-2) and - 28% (± 2%) of titanium dioxide (cas rn 13463-67-7) 6%
- 3206 19 00 90 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 2 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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £5.5m | 17.3% | +1.8% |
 Luxembourg | £3.7m | 11.9% | -18% |
 Germany | £3.6m | 11.4% | +16.1% |
 Belgium | £3.4m | 10.7% | +41.3% |
 Netherlands | £2.6m | 8.2% | -13.2% |
 China | £2.1m | 6.7% | +43.3% |
 Italy | £1.8m | 5.8% | +26% |
 Spain | £1.5m | 4.8% | +21.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.4% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 5.4% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 2.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
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$722kUS$722k+US$11m+US$50m+> US$117m
Exports: 115
- Germany: US$213m
- France: US$157m
- Belgium: US$124m
- China: US$117m
- United States: US$100m
- India: US$86m
- Luxembourg: US$71m
- United Kingdom: US$59m
- Spain: US$51m
- Italy: US$51m
- Canada: US$50m
- Japan: US$50m
- Thailand: US$49m
- Poland: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$46m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- Malaysia: US$24m
- Israel: US$22m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- South Korea: US$17m
- Austria: US$16m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Slovenia: US$14m
- Chile: US$13m
- Sweden: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Finland: US$11m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Russia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$916k
- Kenya: US$841k
- Estonia: US$722k
- Slovakia: US$462k
- Ukraine: US$452k
- Guatemala: US$447k
- Uruguay: US$423k
- Australia: US$420k
- Iran: US$403k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$8m+US$23m+> US$61m
Imports: 187
- Belgium: US$146m
- Germany: US$142m
- United States: US$81m
- Italy: US$78m
- France: US$73m
- Spain: US$61m
- Türkiye: US$52m
- China: US$49m
- India: US$47m
- Mexico: US$47m
- Poland: US$43m
- Netherlands: US$39m
- United Kingdom: US$38m
- Thailand: US$37m
- Canada: US$31m
- Brazil: US$27m
- South Korea: US$26m
- Luxembourg: US$26m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Portugal: US$22m
- Russia: US$21m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Hungary: US$19m
- Austria: US$17m
- Finland: US$16m
- Egypt: US$16m
- Japan: US$15m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Australia: US$14m
- Colombia: US$13m
- Tunisia: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$12m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Kenya: US$10m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Ukraine: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$8m
- Peru: US$8m
- Algeria: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Bangladesh: US$7m
- Nigeria: US$7m
- Ecuador: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Uganda: US$5m
- Sri Lanka: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$213m | 13.3% |
| 2 | France | US$157m | 9.8% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$124m | 7.7% |
| 4 | China | US$117m | 7.3% |
| 5 | United States | US$100m | 6.2% |
| 6 |  India | US$86m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Luxembourg | US$71m | 4.4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$59m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Spain | US$51m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Italy | US$51m | 3.1% |
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
- 42number 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 7% | 2% – 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 | 15% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 7% | 2% – 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 | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 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 | 2.6% | 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.4%* | 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 | 5% | 0% – 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 | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 5.5% | 2% – 9% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 4% | 3% – 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 | 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 | 5% | 0% – 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 | 1.1%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 7% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 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 | 3206.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3206.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3206.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3206.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3206.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3206.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 8
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.
- N364194 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of MAXITHEN® HP1279 White and MAXITHEN® HP98811 Black from Austria
- N352695 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Complex Inorganic Color Pigments from Japan or Indonesia
- N305279 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “POWERNICS 1020 F-1 GRAY” and “POWERNICS 1020 F-2” from Japan
- N301351 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Five Powder Pigments” from China
- N295850 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “OPARDY II COMPLETE FILM COATING SYSTEM 85F12347 YELLOW” from China
- 600010463 HMRC
pigment for alkyd based skip coatings Materials: titanium dioxide / Pigment yellow 74 / Pigment yellow 83 packaged in 25 kg paper/plastic bags
- 600010464 HMRC
pigment for alkyd based skip coatings Materials: titanium dioxide / Pigment yellow 74 / Pigment yellow 83 packaged in 25 kg paper/plastic bags
- 600009236 HMRC
Coloured Iron Oxide pigment mixed with other diluents (excipients) to be used for the colour coating of pharmaceutical and dietary supplement solid oral dose tablets made from the following ingredients: Lactose Monohydrate, HPMC Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide (~15.60%), Synthetic Iron Oxide and…
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.
- 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
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0274 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3206.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3206.19; the duty is 6.5%.
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 other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%) worth £31.6m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £2.88 per kg; France supplied 17%, followed by Luxembourg.
World trade in other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%) reached US$2bn in 2024, up 6.9% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 13.3% of the total, ahead of France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide: other?
Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide: other fall under HS subheading 3206.19, part of heading 3206, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pigments and preparations based on titanium… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3206.19 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 on titanium… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3206.19 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 on titanium…?
Germany, with US$213m in 2024 (13.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%) 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 other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%)?
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 other titanium dioxide pigments (<80%) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (17%), Luxembourg (12%) and Germany (11%), out of total imports of £31.6m.