Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3213
3213.90: Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours: other
Official description Other
Subheading 3213.90 belongs to heading 3213 (artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement…) in chapter 32.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3213 90 00 00 Other Free
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
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £6.2m | 35.1% | -21.8% |
 United States | £2.3m | 13.2% | +46.4% |
 France | £2.1m | 12% | -2.5% |
 Spain | £2m | 11.5% | +45.6% |
 Netherlands | £1.4m | 8.2% | +6.4% |
 Japan | £591k | 3.4% | +52.4% |
 Germany | £458k | 2.6% | +21.7% |
 India | £410k | 2.3% | +46.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 3.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Japan 3.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$156kUS$156k+US$1m+US$6m+> US$45m
Exports: 126
- China: US$135m
- France: US$53m
- United States: US$46m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- United Kingdom: US$32m
- Germany: US$27m
- India: US$21m
- Spain: US$20m
- Italy: US$17m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Mauritius: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$985k
- Norway: US$883k
- Slovakia: US$849k
- Lithuania: US$808k
- Ukraine: US$754k
- South Africa: US$730k
- El Salvador: US$538k
- Egypt: US$522k
- Serbia: US$512k
- Malaysia: US$397k
- Estonia: US$373k
- New Zealand: US$354k
- Israel: US$283k
- Cambodia: US$272k
- Croatia: US$260k
- Austria: US$257k
- Brazil: US$225k
- Saudi Arabia: US$207k
- Costa Rica: US$205k
- Bulgaria: US$204k
- Greece: US$204k
- Romania: US$170k
- Argentina: US$169k
- Luxembourg: US$162k
- Dominican Republic: US$157k
- Singapore: US$106k
- Finland: US$103k
- Jordan: US$91k
- Indonesia: US$74k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$430kUS$430k+US$2m+US$5m+> US$13m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$76m
- France: US$38m
- Germany: US$31m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Canada: US$24m
- Spain: US$14m
- Mexico: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Poland: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Italy: US$8m
- Japan: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- China: US$7m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Aruba: US$5m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Curaçao: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Nepal: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1m
- Cameroon: US$1m
- Grenada: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Ghana: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$135m | 28.4% |
| 2 | France | US$53m | 11.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$46m | 9.6% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$45m | 9.4% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$32m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Germany | US$27m | 5.7% |
| 7 | India | US$21m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Spain | US$20m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$17m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$7m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$76m | 16% |
| 2 | France | US$38m | 8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$31m | 6.5% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$24m | 5% |
| 5 | Canada | US$24m | 5% |
| 6 | Spain | US$14m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$13m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$11m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$10m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$10m | 2% |
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.
- 6%median duty
- 29number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Sudan, Algeria, Cuba
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 6% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 15% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 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 | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 2% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4.3%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 6% | 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 | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.9%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 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
- 53352 Artists', students'/signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours & the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans/in similar forms/packings
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35120 Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2022 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3213.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3213.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3213.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3213.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3213.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3213.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 12
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.
- N360692 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Oil and Watercolor Paints from the United Kingdom
- N329545 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Finger Print Fun Kits from Malaysia
- N322680 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Acrylic Paint Pods from China
- N320027 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “3525-SPRAY-CHALK-CAN-ART” from China
- N318443 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Paint Kits” from China
- N308199 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a sticker play set, a bath paint set, and a bath crayon set, from China.
- 600010810 HMRC
Glow in the dark paint pens. 2 small plastic tubes containing glow in the dark paint. Each tube contains 9ml of paint. On inspection of the sample received, there is a screw on lid, which once removed reveals a plastic nozzle with a small hole at the top. The tube needs to be gentle squeezed to…
- 600009459 HMRC
The product is made up of a sponge impregnated with approximately 55 millilitres of washable paint applied to sponge which is stored in a circular plastic tub with a clear lid. The sponge is made from 100% Polyurethane and has a diameter of 15cm. The paint is made with water, glycerine, calcium…
12 rulings in total for this code
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
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3213.90; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 3213.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £17.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); China supplied 35%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$477m (+5.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$135m), followed by France.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for artists', students' or signboard painters' colours: other?
Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours: other fall under HS subheading 3213.90, part of heading 3213, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on artists', students' or signboard painters' colours in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3213.90 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' colours in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3213.90 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' colours?
China, with US$135m in 2024 (28.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (35%), United States (13%) and France (12%), out of total imports of £17.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.