Subheading · Chapter 32 · Heading 3215
3215.19: Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks: printing ink, other
Other printing inks
Official description Other
3215.19 is the HS subheading for other printing inks, under heading 3215 in chapter 32.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3215 19 00 00 Other 6%
- 3215 19 00 20 Ink: - consisting of a polyester polymer and a dispersion of silver (cas rn 7440-22-4) and silver chloride (cas rn 7783-90-6) in methyl propyl ketone (cas rn 107-87-9), - with a total solid content by weight of 55% or more, but not more than 57%, and - with a specific density of 1.40 g/cm³ or more, but not more than 1.60 g/cm³, for use in the manufacture of electrodes 6%
- 3215 19 00 90 Other 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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
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) | — | 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 | £15.2m | 13.5% | +3.1% |
 Netherlands | £12m | 10.7% | +4% |
 United States | £9.8m | 8.7% | -12.4% |
 France | £8.7m | 7.7% | -14.2% |
 Spain | £8.2m | 7.3% | -16.7% |
 Israel | £8.1m | 7.2% | +7.2% |
 Belgium | £7.4m | 6.6% | +3.6% |
 Japan | £6.7m | 6% | +23.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free – 1.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.2% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 74 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free 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$498kUS$498k+US$13m+US$141m+> US$308m
Exports: 149
- Germany: US$715m
- Switzerland: US$487m
- Japan: US$449m
- United States: US$394m
- China: US$308m
- Netherlands: US$290m
- United Kingdom: US$262m
- France: US$260m
- India: US$222m
- Italy: US$206m
- Spain: US$201m
- Belgium: US$179m
- Singapore: US$168m
- South Korea: US$143m
- Israel: US$141m
- Indonesia: US$109m
- Türkiye: US$89m
- Taiwan: US$79m
- Malaysia: US$69m
- Canada: US$67m
- Poland: US$61m
- Sweden: US$60m
- Austria: US$51m
- Luxembourg: US$51m
- Philippines: US$42m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Denmark: US$23m
- Colombia: US$18m
- Hungary: US$17m
- El Salvador: US$17m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$15m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Costa Rica: US$13m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Greece: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Finland: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Chile: US$8m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$26m+US$73m+> US$172m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$470m
- Germany: US$328m
- France: US$216m
- China: US$209m
- Poland: US$201m
- Mexico: US$189m
- Netherlands: US$172m
- Italy: US$172m
- Australia: US$148m
- Canada: US$146m
- United Kingdom: US$132m
- Belgium: US$127m
- Türkiye: US$119m
- Vietnam: US$115m
- Brazil: US$107m
- India: US$106m
- Austria: US$104m
- Spain: US$102m
- Malaysia: US$89m
- Indonesia: US$82m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$75m
- Thailand: US$73m
- Singapore: US$64m
- Philippines: US$62m
- Bangladesh: US$61m
- Russia: US$61m
- Czechia: US$60m
- United Arab Emirates: US$60m
- South Africa: US$60m
- Taiwan: US$58m
- Egypt: US$54m
- Portugal: US$54m
- Hungary: US$50m
- Greece: US$48m
- South Korea: US$46m
- Algeria: US$41m
- Romania: US$39m
- Colombia: US$38m
- Malta: US$36m
- Guatemala: US$35m
- Switzerland: US$34m
- Sweden: US$34m
- Saudi Arabia: US$32m
- Morocco: US$32m
- Argentina: US$32m
- Japan: US$31m
- Chile: US$31m
- Israel: US$31m
- Ukraine: US$30m
- Pakistan: US$29m
- Belarus: US$28m
- Denmark: US$27m
- Peru: US$27m
- Nigeria: US$26m
- Croatia: US$26m
- Slovakia: US$24m
- New Zealand: US$24m
- Finland: US$22m
- Serbia: US$22m
- Iran: US$21m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$715m | 13% |
| 2 | Switzerland | US$487m | 8.9% |
| 3 | Japan | US$449m | 8.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$394m | 7.2% |
| 5 |  China | US$308m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$290m | 5.3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$262m | 4.8% |
| 8 | France | US$260m | 4.7% |
| 9 |  India | US$222m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$206m | 3.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$470m | 8.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$328m | 6% |
| 3 | France | US$216m | 4% |
| 4 | China | US$209m | 3.8% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$201m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$189m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$172m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Italy | US$172m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$148m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Canada | US$146m | 2.7% |
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
- 41number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 1% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 5% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 15% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 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 | 2.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 19% | 16% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.2% | 0% – 1.8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 21%* | 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
- 53329 Printing ink, other than black
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35130 Printing ink
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2022 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3215.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3215.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3215.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3215.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3215.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3215.19 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N332054 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Black CRSmax and NewV printing ink, and Color and White CRSmax and NewV printing ink from Germany and India
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.
- Classification
RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Karar 11507 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3215.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3215.19; 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 other printing inks worth £112.2m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £5.03 per kg; Germany supplied 14%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in other printing inks reached US$5bn in 2024, up 3.3% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 13% of the total, ahead of Switzerland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks: printing ink, other?
Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks: printing ink, other fall under HS subheading 3215.19, part of heading 3215, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3215.19 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 printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3215.19 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 printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other…?
Germany, with US$715m in 2024 (13% of world exports).
Which countries can export other printing inks 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 other printing inks?
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 other printing inks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (14%), Netherlands (11%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £112.2m.