Subheading · Section VI

3206.50: Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores

3206.50
  • 4%UK
  • 5.3%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 6.5%USA
  • US$193.9mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 3206.50 belongs to heading 3206 (other colouring matter) in chapter 32.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3206.50; the duty is 4%.

Subheading 3206.50 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.3%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 3206.50; the statutory rate is 50%.

Subheading 3206.50 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 6.5%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$193.9m (+6.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was Japan (US$55.7m), followed by Germany.

The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$49.2m.

The United Kingdom ranked 10th among 70 exporters with US$2.7m.

The United Kingdom imported US$2.3m.

Duty rates compared

UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 5.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

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. 3206 50 00 00 Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores 4%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 3206 50 00 Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores 5.3%—

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. 3206.50.00.00.00 Lüminofor olarak kullanılan inorganik ürünler 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 3206.50.00.00 Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores 6.5%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

3206.50 · US$193.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$89kUS$89k+US$717.5k+US$6.4m+> US$23m

Exports: 70
  1. Japan: US$55.7m
  2. Germany: US$43.5m
  3. United States: US$23m
  4. China: US$22.6m
  5. Hong Kong SAR China: US$8.3m
  6. South Korea: US$7.9m
  7. Thailand: US$6.4m
  8. Portugal: US$5.9m
  9. Taiwan: US$3.2m
  10. United Kingdom: US$2.7m
  11. Switzerland: US$2.5m
  12. Belgium: US$1.7m
  13. Israel: US$1.1m
  14. South Africa: US$1m
  15. Netherlands: US$892.4k
  16. France: US$865.3k
  17. Spain: US$717.5k
  18. Greece: US$642.7k
  19. Mexico: US$524.3k
  20. Ireland: US$418.6k
  21. Sweden: US$402.3k
  22. India: US$383.3k
  23. Italy: US$374.2k
  24. Poland: US$369.1k
  25. Vietnam: US$308.6k
  26. Zambia: US$299.8k
  27. Singapore: US$279.3k
  28. Canada: US$217.1k
  29. Czechia: US$154.3k
  30. Hungary: US$152.2k
  31. Serbia: US$136.2k
  32. Austria: US$130.8k
  33. Croatia: US$124.1k
  34. Malaysia: US$89k
  35. Egypt: US$88.6k
  36. Qatar: US$81.7k
  37. Luxembourg: US$79.8k
  38. Saudi Arabia: US$74.1k
  39. Türkiye: US$59k
  40. Philippines: US$58.3k
  41. Russia: US$55.1k
  42. Australia: US$46.5k
  43. Lebanon: US$45.6k
  44. Kazakhstan: US$38.3k
  45. Romania: US$35.6k
  46. Denmark: US$32k
  47. Colombia: US$13.5k
  48. New Zealand: US$9k
  49. Norway: US$8.8k
  50. Finland: US$7.1k
  51. Brazil: US$6.6k
  52. Slovenia: US$4.7k
  53. Indonesia: US$4.6k
  54. Ukraine: US$4.1k
  55. Latvia: US$3.6k
  56. Peru: US$3.6k
  57. Lithuania: US$3.5k
  58. Kenya: US$2.4k
  59. Slovakia: US$2k
  60. Mauritius: US$1.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$55.7m 28.7%
2 Germany US$43.5m 22.4%
3 United States US$23m 11.9%
4 China US$22.6m 11.6%
5 Hong Kong SAR China US$8.3m 4.3%
6 South Korea US$7.9m 4.1%
7 Thailand US$6.4m 3.3%
8 Portugal US$5.9m 3.1%
9 Taiwan US$3.2m 1.7%
10 United Kingdom US$2.7m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$49.2m 25.4%
2 Vietnam US$17.6m 9.1%
3 Malaysia US$17m 8.8%
4 United States US$12.5m 6.4%
5 Taiwan US$9.5m 4.9%
6 Switzerland US$9.3m 4.8%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$8.7m 4.5%
8 India US$6.9m 3.6%
9 Japan US$6.2m 3.2%
10 France US$4.3m 2.2%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores?

Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores fall under HS subheading 3206.50, part of heading 3206, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3206.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3206.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores?

Japan, with US$55.7m in 2024 (28.7% of world exports).