Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3209
3209.10: Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers
Acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based)
3209.10 is the HS subheading for acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based), under heading 3209 in chapter 32.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3209 10 00 00 Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £32.5m | 21.8% | +3.3% |
 Netherlands | £25.3m | 16.9% | +32.4% |
 Italy | £16.6m | 11.1% | +10.7% |
 France | £13.9m | 9.3% | -21.7% |
 Poland | £13.3m | 8.9% | -5.3% |
 Sweden | £8.4m | 5.6% | +6.4% |
 United States | £7.4m | 5% | +4.1% |
 Belgium | £6m | 4% | -53.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 5.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Japan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$958kUS$958k+US$13m+US$59m+> US$163m
Exports: 155
- Germany: US$779m
- United States: US$753m
- Italy: US$295m
- Netherlands: US$260m
- France: US$163m
- Sweden: US$147m
- Belgium: US$137m
- Poland: US$129m
- Spain: US$115m
- United Kingdom: US$107m
- Denmark: US$107m
- Austria: US$103m
- Türkiye: US$89m
- China: US$88m
- Canada: US$68m
- Finland: US$59m
- Saudi Arabia: US$56m
- Japan: US$48m
- Czechia: US$47m
- Costa Rica: US$45m
- South Korea: US$40m
- Norway: US$36m
- Singapore: US$36m
- Brazil: US$35m
- Thailand: US$35m
- El Salvador: US$34m
- South Africa: US$29m
- Greece: US$29m
- Estonia: US$26m
- Malaysia: US$26m
- Russia: US$24m
- Taiwan: US$21m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Serbia: US$20m
- Australia: US$18m
- Mexico: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- Hungary: US$15m
- United Arab Emirates: US$13m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- India: US$12m
- Ireland: US$10m
- Latvia: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Panama: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Armenia: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$16m+US$46m+> US$161m
Imports: 222
- Canada: US$507m
- Poland: US$201m
- France: US$199m
- Germany: US$189m
- United Kingdom: US$176m
- United States: US$162m
- Netherlands: US$161m
- Belgium: US$147m
- Mexico: US$128m
- China: US$117m
- Sweden: US$108m
- Switzerland: US$91m
- Italy: US$88m
- Austria: US$84m
- Spain: US$73m
- Czechia: US$73m
- Romania: US$70m
- Hungary: US$65m
- United Arab Emirates: US$65m
- Denmark: US$64m
- Portugal: US$53m
- Slovakia: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$46m
- Norway: US$43m
- Iraq: US$37m
- Ireland: US$37m
- Vietnam: US$37m
- Estonia: US$34m
- Lithuania: US$34m
- Kazakhstan: US$32m
- Guatemala: US$31m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$31m
- India: US$29m
- Panama: US$29m
- Indonesia: US$27m
- Belarus: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$26m
- Latvia: US$26m
- Australia: US$26m
- Honduras: US$25m
- South Korea: US$24m
- Ukraine: US$23m
- Finland: US$23m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Bulgaria: US$20m
- Greece: US$20m
- Croatia: US$20m
- New Zealand: US$19m
- Paraguay: US$19m
- Cyprus: US$19m
- Singapore: US$18m
- Brazil: US$17m
- Cambodia: US$17m
- Russia: US$17m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$16m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$16m
- Chile: US$14m
- Serbia: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Dominican Republic: US$13m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$779m | 18.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$753m | 17.6% |
| 3 | Italy | US$295m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$260m | 6.1% |
| 5 | France | US$163m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Sweden | US$147m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$137m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Poland | US$129m | 3% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$115m | 2.7% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$107m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$507m | 11.8% |
| 2 | Poland | US$201m | 4.7% |
| 3 | France | US$199m | 4.7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$189m | 4.4% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$176m | 4.1% |
| 6 | United States | US$162m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$161m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$147m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$128m | 3% |
| 10 |  China | US$117m | 2.7% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 165%highest: Dominica, Angola, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 6% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 15% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 15% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 165% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 10% – 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 13%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 40% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 11%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.1% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 9% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 0.2% – 0.2% | 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
- 53341 Paints & varnishes based on synthetic polymers in an aqueous mediume
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35110 Paints and varnishes and related products
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2022 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3209.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3209.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3209.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3209.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3209.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3209.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- N322215 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Architectural Water-Based Paint from Venezuela
- N291506 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Crayola Color Wonder Gel Paint” from an undisclosed country. Correction to Ruling Number N290668
- N278848 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “WB310 CD U-AK5(Z)” from Japan
- 600014680 HMRC
A polymer-based, clear, colourless, temporary protective coating added to surfaces. It is in liquid form, in aqueous solution, and stored in 3.6 Litre and 18 Litre drums.
- 600014316 HMRC
A pre-pressurised aerosol containing water-based line marking paint. Used for marking out site layouts. Product formulation includes resins, pigments, and water. Each aerosol holds 750ml.
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 3209.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3209.10; the duty is 6.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 174 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 acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based) worth £149.5m (down 0% on the year before), at an average of £2.29 per kg; Germany supplied 22%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based) reached US$4bn in 2024, down 0.4% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 18.2% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for based on acrylic or vinyl polymers?
Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers fall under HS subheading 3209.10, part of heading 3209, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3209.10 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 based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3209.10 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 based on acrylic or vinyl polymers?
Germany, with US$779m in 2024 (18.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based) to the UK duty-free?
174 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 acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based)?
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 acrylic or vinyl paints (water-based) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (22%), Netherlands (17%) and Italy (11%), out of total imports of £149.5m.