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HS code for chromium colours
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “chromium colours” points to heading 3206: other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of heading 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 3206 covers 24 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 3206 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is between 4.9% and 6.5% (average 6.1%).
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 3206 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is between 4.9% and 6.5%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 6% Third-country duty 24 tariff lines · average 5.7% 
EU 4.9% – 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.1% 
Türkiye 4.9% – 6.5% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 3.9% 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 1% 
Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines · average 5.4% 
Brazil Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 6.6% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 34 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 0.6% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Japan 2.5% – 4.4% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 3% 
Taiwan 2% – 5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 4.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 5.6% See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chromium colours?
Chromium colours are classified under 3206 (Other colouring matter) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.