Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3211
3211.00: Prepared driers
3211.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3211, prepared driers, chapter 32.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3211 00 00 00 Prepared driers
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 2
- 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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £2.4m | 38% | +234.5% |
 Belgium | £1.4m | 21.7% | -4.7% |
 France | £950k | 15% | -21.6% |
 Türkiye | £514k | 8.1% | +287.4% |
 Egypt | £250k | 3.9% | +58.3% |
 Germany | £249k | 3.9% | +14.4% |
 Austria | £216k | 3.4% | -15.9% |
 United States | £190k | 3% | +3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6% 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 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$130kUS$130k+US$1m+US$11m+> US$19m
Exports: 90
- India: US$25m
- Belgium: US$24m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- China: US$19m
- Spain: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Egypt: US$12m
- United States: US$11m
- Germany: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Argentina: US$929k
- Greece: US$923k
- Poland: US$867k
- Saudi Arabia: US$800k
- Taiwan: US$774k
- South Africa: US$764k
- Denmark: US$485k
- Portugal: US$415k
- El Salvador: US$391k
- Indonesia: US$353k
- Czechia: US$284k
- Australia: US$280k
- Iran: US$268k
- Russia: US$228k
- Kenya: US$225k
- Dominican Republic: US$177k
- Mexico: US$156k
- Guatemala: US$133k
- Hungary: US$130k
- Norway: US$125k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$111k
- Finland: US$94k
- Lithuania: US$72k
- Jordan: US$67k
- Andorra: US$52k
- Slovakia: US$51k
- Romania: US$50k
- Lebanon: US$47k
- Ireland: US$45k
- Estonia: US$45k
- Bulgaria: US$36k
- Serbia: US$36k
- New Zealand: US$34k
- Tunisia: US$31k
- Luxembourg: US$27k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$314kUS$314k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$8m
Imports: 186
- China: US$18m
- United States: US$17m
- Germany: US$15m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Spain: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Panama: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Liberia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Ghana: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Marshall Islands: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$993k
- Finland: US$985k
- Pakistan: US$955k
- El Salvador: US$943k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$25m | 10.7% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$24m | 10.5% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$19m | 8.3% |
| 4 |  China | US$19m | 8.1% |
| 5 | Spain | US$18m | 7.7% |
| 6 | France | US$17m | 7.4% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$13m | 5.7% |
| 8 | Egypt | US$12m | 5.1% |
| 9 | United States | US$11m | 4.7% |
| 10 | Germany | US$10m | 4.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$18m | 7.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$17m | 7.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$15m | 6.4% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$10m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$8m | 3.5% |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia | US$8m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$7m | 2.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$6m | 2.7% |
| 9 | France | US$6m | 2.5% |
| 10 | India | US$6m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Malawi
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 6% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 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 | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 11% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2.8% | 0.5% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 53353 Prepared driers
- 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 | 3211.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3211.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3211.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3211.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3211.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3211.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3211.00; the duty is 6.5%.
Subheading 3211.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 6.5%.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £6.3m (up 40% on the year before), at an average of £5.12 per kg; Spain supplied 38%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$231m in 2024, down 2.3% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 10.7% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for prepared driers?
Prepared driers fall under HS subheading 3211.00, part of heading 3211, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on prepared driers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3211.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on prepared driers in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 3211.00 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 prepared driers?
India, with US$25m in 2024 (10.7% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (38%), Belgium (22%) and France (15%), out of total imports of £6.3m.