Heading · Chapter 32
3213: Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings
2 subheadings make up heading 3213 in chapter 32 (tanning or dyeing extracts).
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 3.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5% 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Japan 3.9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Subheadings 2
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$209kUS$209k+US$2m+US$11m+> US$55m
Exports: 143
- China: US$350m
- France: US$70m
- Netherlands: US$62m
- United States: US$55m
- Germany: US$53m
- United Kingdom: US$42m
- Spain: US$31m
- Italy: US$29m
- India: US$28m
- Saudi Arabia: US$27m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Poland: US$13m
- Japan: US$11m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Russia: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Mauritius: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$960k
- El Salvador: US$884k
- Peru: US$827k
- Nicaragua: US$824k
- Serbia: US$808k
- Dominican Republic: US$722k
- Greece: US$661k
- Malaysia: US$638k
- Egypt: US$524k
- New Zealand: US$470k
- Croatia: US$432k
- Guatemala: US$426k
- Latvia: US$377k
- Israel: US$349k
- Singapore: US$331k
- Costa Rica: US$277k
- Bulgaria: US$243k
- Paraguay: US$235k
- Argentina: US$215k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$862kUS$862k+US$3m+US$10m+> US$28m
Imports: 212
- United States: US$146m
- France: US$63m
- Germany: US$61m
- United Kingdom: US$46m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38m
- Canada: US$31m
- Spain: US$28m
- Netherlands: US$26m
- Poland: US$26m
- Italy: US$18m
- Australia: US$18m
- Mexico: US$17m
- Austria: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Russia: US$12m
- Japan: US$11m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- China: US$10m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Chile: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Ireland: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Aruba: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Belarus: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$350m | 38.5% |
| 2 |  France | US$70m | 7.7% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$62m | 6.9% |
| 4 | United States | US$55m | 6% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$53m | 5.8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$42m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$31m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$29m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  India | US$28m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | US$27m | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$146m | 16.1% |
| 2 | France | US$63m | 7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$61m | 6.8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$46m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | US$38m | 4.1% |
| 6 | Canada | US$31m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Spain | US$28m | 3% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$26m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$26m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Italy | US$18m | 2% |
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
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 3213 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 3213 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6.5%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 3213 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6.5%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 3213 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 3.4%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 3213 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 6.5%.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 3213 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 10% (average 5%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 3213 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 12.6%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 3213 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 12.6%.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 3213 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 3213 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 3213 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 3.9%.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 3213 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6.5%.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 3213 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 3213 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 3213 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 3213 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 3213 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 10%.
World trade in heading 3213 goods reached US$907m in 2024, up 4.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 38.5% of the total, ahead of France.
The United States imported the most (US$146m).
The United Kingdom ranked 6th among 143 exporters with US$42m.
The United Kingdom imported US$46m.
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of heading 3203 or 3204, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (heading 3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in heading 3207, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale of heading 3212);
(b) tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; or
(c) mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (heading 2715).
2. Heading 3204 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes.
3. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including, in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or Chapter 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations. The headings do not apply, however, to pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215.
4. Heading 3208 includes solutions (other than collodions) consisting of any of the products specified in headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents when the weight of the solvent exceeds 50 % of the weight of the solution.
5. The expression ‘colouring matter’ in this chapter does not include products of a kind used as extenders in oil paints, whether or not they are also suitable for colouring distempers.
6. The expression ‘stamping foils’ in heading 3212 applies only to thin sheets of a kind used for printing, for example, book covers or hat bands, and consisting of:
(a) metallic powder (including powder of precious metal) or pigment, agglomerated with glue, gelatin or other binder; or
(b) metal (including precious metal) or pigment, deposited on a supporting sheet of any material.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings?
Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings fall under HS heading 3213, part of chapter 32, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on artists', students' or signboard painters'… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3213 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on artists', students' or signboard painters'… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3213 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 artists', students' or signboard painters'…?
China, with US$350m in 2024 (38.5% of world exports).