Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) · tariff fraction · HS 3204.18

3204.18.01.01

3204.18.01.01: Preparación a base del éster etílico del ácido beta-8-apocarotenóico.

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), in force from 14 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

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  1. 3204 Materias colorantes orgánicas sintéticas, aunque sean de constitución química definida; preparaciones a que se refiere la Nota 3 de este Capítulo a base de materias colorantes orgánicas sintéticas; productos orgánicos sintéticos de los tipos utilizados para el avivado fluorescente o como luminóforos, aunque sean de constitución química definida.
  2. 3204.18 Colorantes carotenoides y preparaciones a base de estos colorantes.
  3. 3204.18.01 Colorantes carotenoides y preparaciones a base de estos colorantes.
  4. 3204.18.01.01 Preparación a base del éster etílico del ácido beta-8-apocarotenóico.

What you pay

Importing into Mexico

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

3204.18 Carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 3.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.8% Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 4.7% Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 4.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Mexico lines: 3204.18

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (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);

  2. (b) tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; or

  3. (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:

  1. (a) metallic powder (including powder of precious metal) or pigment, agglomerated with glue, gelatin or other binder; or

  2. (b) metal (including precious metal) or pigment, deposited on a supporting sheet of any material.

Chapter notes: Chapter 32 →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 3204.17, 3204.19.

In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), 3204.18.01.01 is one of 2 lines under subheading 3204.18, carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon.

The import duty (IGI) is free, and quantities are declared in Kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the US duty is 3.1%, the Canada duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 4.4%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

Mexico imported goods of subheading 3204.18 worth US$14m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the Mexico import duty for tariff fraction 3204.18.01.01?

The import duty (IGI) in the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) is free; the supplementary unit is Kg. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Mexico import these goods from?

For subheading 3204.18 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$7m), followed by China.

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