Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3214

3214.90

3214.90: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking: other

Painters' fillings and surfacing preparations

Official description Other

3214.90 is the HS subheading for painters' fillings and surfacing preparations, under heading 3214 in chapter 32.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 3214 90 00 00 Other 4%

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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£78.1m+2.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.00 per kg
Jan 2024: £5mFeb 2024: £6.8mMar 2024: £6.4mApr 2024: £7.5mMay 2024: £7mJun 2024: £8mJul 2024: £7.4mAug 2024: £6.5mSept 2024: £7.1mOct 2024: £7.1mNov 2024: £7.1mDec 2024: £4.8mJan 2025: £5.4mFeb 2025: £5.6mMar 2025: £6.4mApr 2025: £6.3mMay 2025: £6.2mJun 2025: £6.6mJul 2025: £7.7mAug 2025: £6.1mSept 2025: £6.2mOct 2025: £7.4mNov 2025: £5.8mDec 2025: £4.7mJan 2026: £6.2mFeb 2026: £5.3mMar 2026: £6.7mApr 2026: £7mMay 2026: £6.7mJun 2026: £7.1mJul 2026: £8.3mAug 2026: £6.8m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Germany £17.2m 22% -0.3%
Poland £14.8m 18.9% -9.6%
United States £11m 14% -0.4%
France £10.2m 13.1% +9.6%
Netherlands £5.8m 7.4% +5.1%
Italy £5.6m 7.1% +9.4%
Türkiye £2.7m 3.4% +63.3%
Ireland £2.3m 2.9% +15.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

3214.90 · US$3bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$489kUS$489k+US$14m+US$38m+> US$134m

Exports: 159
  1. Germany: US$558m
  2. United States: US$224m
  3. Poland: US$149m
  4. Austria: US$143m
  5. Türkiye: US$134m
  6. China: US$131m
  7. Italy: US$102m
  8. United Kingdom: US$95m
  9. Malaysia: US$83m
  10. France: US$80m
  11. Serbia: US$77m
  12. Netherlands: US$76m
  13. Belgium: US$51m
  14. Slovenia: US$45m
  15. Thailand: US$44m
  16. Sweden: US$38m
  17. Mexico: US$38m
  18. Spain: US$37m
  19. United Arab Emirates: US$34m
  20. Czechia: US$34m
  21. Switzerland: US$34m
  22. Japan: US$32m
  23. Greece: US$32m
  24. Hungary: US$28m
  25. South Africa: US$25m
  26. Russia: US$23m
  27. Australia: US$22m
  28. Romania: US$21m
  29. Denmark: US$20m
  30. North Macedonia: US$19m
  31. Brazil: US$16m
  32. Singapore: US$16m
  33. Kazakhstan: US$16m
  34. Guatemala: US$15m
  35. Canada: US$15m
  36. Latvia: US$15m
  37. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$15m
  38. Croatia: US$14m
  39. India: US$14m
  40. Estonia: US$13m
  41. Taiwan: US$12m
  42. South Korea: US$12m
  43. Albania: US$11m
  44. Slovakia: US$10m
  45. Egypt: US$10m
  46. Luxembourg: US$7m
  47. Ireland: US$6m
  48. Ukraine: US$6m
  49. Finland: US$5m
  50. Indonesia: US$5m
  51. Philippines: US$5m
  52. Tunisia: US$5m
  53. Costa Rica: US$5m
  54. Chile: US$5m
  55. Norway: US$5m
  56. Argentina: US$4m
  57. Portugal: US$4m
  58. Bulgaria: US$4m
  59. Vietnam: US$4m
  60. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$558m 20.4%
2 United States US$224m 8.2%
3 Poland US$149m 5.5%
4 Austria US$143m 5.2%
5 Türkiye US$134m 4.9%
6 China US$131m 4.8%
7 Italy US$102m 3.7%
8 United Kingdom US$95m 3.5%
9 Malaysia US$83m 3%
10 France US$80m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$117m 4.3%
2 Netherlands US$117m 4.3%
3 Germany US$103m 3.8%
4 United Kingdom US$100m 3.6%
5 Belgium US$93m 3.4%
6 United States US$92m 3.4%
7 Switzerland US$83m 3%
8 Czechia US$76m 2.8%
9 Croatia US$69m 2.5%
10 Mexico US$67m 2.4%

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.

  • 6.5%median duty
  • 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Angola, Morocco, Sudan

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 6% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 5% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 2.5% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 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 20% 2023
Canada 6.5% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 9% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 5% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 5% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 5% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 20% 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 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 5% 2023
Japan 3.3% 2023
Jordan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 7.5% 5% – 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 9.9%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 5% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 3% 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 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 5% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 6% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 16% 11% – 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 5% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 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 8.5%* 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 5% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 3.3% 0% – 6.5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 1.6% 0% – 3.3% 2023
Uruguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 26%* 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 15% 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
53354 Glaziers' putty; grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds & other mastics; painters’ fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings/the like
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

HSCode
20173214.90unchanged
20123214.90unchanged
20073214.90unchanged
20023214.90unchanged
19963214.90unchanged
19923214.90unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

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.

  • N351833 U.S. CBP 20 August 2025 · 3214.90.50.00

    The tariff classification of SENSO RESIN PR4000 HCD-N from the Netherlands

  • N345613 U.S. CBP 27 February 2025 · 3214.90.50.00

    The tariff classification and applicability of Trade Programs or Trade Agreements of Desmoflex PU, Desmoflex PU Fibre Fix, and Desmoflex Epoxy Primer from Greece

  • 600015189 HMRC 25 March 2026 – 24 March 2029 · 3214 90 00 00

    Polymer Liquid Sealant. Self levelling concrete sealant designed to offer superior adhesion without tooling to concrete and various substrates. To be used to fill and seal horizontal gaps and cracks in concrete driveways, steps, patios, sidewalks, garages, above-ground foundations, and more.…

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.

  1. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Subheading 3214.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3214.90; the duty is 5%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 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 painters' fillings and surfacing preparations worth £78.1m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £1.00 per kg; Germany supplied 22%, followed by Poland.

World trade in painters' fillings and surfacing preparations reached US$3bn in 2024, up 1.4% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 20.4% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking: other?

Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking: other fall under HS subheading 3214.90, part of heading 3214, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3214.90 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 glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3214.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements…?

Germany, with US$558m in 2024 (20.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export painters' fillings and surfacing preparations 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on painters' fillings and surfacing preparations?

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 painters' fillings and surfacing preparations from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (22%), Poland (19%) and United States (14%), out of total imports of £78.1m.

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