Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan · CCC code · HS 3210.00
3210.00.20.00: Lacqouers
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, in force from 24 April 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into Taiwan
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
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA 1.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 4% 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Japan 1.6% – 3.9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Taiwan lines: 3210.00
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N360489 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Lime Wash Paint from Belgium.
- 600016407 HMRC
Paint powder made with plant-based replacements for fossil-fuel derived binders and additives. It is made from a combination of plant proteins, starches and gums combined with natural minerals, salts and non-toxic powder pigments. The white coloured paint powder is added to warm tap water to make…
- 600009890 HMRC
A 750ml can of yellow Line Marking spray paint. The can is dark blue with a large white rectangular section and has white and blue writing with information about the product. The can also has a yellow lid. Packed in cartons. Available in different colours. Composition: Liquified Petroleum gases,…
- 600009891 HMRC
A 750ml can of Line Marking spray paint. The can is dark blue with a large white rectangular section and has white and blue writing with information about the product. The can also has a yellow lid. Packed in cartons. Available in different colours. Composition: Liquified Petroleum gases, Ethyl…
- 600008924 HMRC
An acrylic/vinyl polymer based paint dissolved in a non-aqueous medium. Used for temporary line marking, most commonly used in construction and civil engineering applications. The product consists of dimethyl ether, dimethyl carbonate, trimethylbenzene and rosin. The paint is yellow in colour and…
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(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);
(b) tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; or
(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:
(a) metallic powder (including powder of precious metal) or pigment, agglomerated with glue, gelatin or other binder; or
(b) metal (including precious metal) or pigment, deposited on a supporting sheet of any material.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, 3210.00.20.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 3210.00, other paints and varnishes.
The column 1 rate is 6.5%, and quantities are declared in KGM.
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 1.8%, the Canada duty is 6.5%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 1.6%–3.9%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6.5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Taiwan imported goods of subheading 3210.00 worth US$18m in 2024; the largest supplier was Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the Taiwan import duty for CCC code 3210.00.20.00?
The column 1 rate in the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan is 6.5%; the supplementary unit is KGM. 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 Taiwan import these goods from?
For subheading 3210.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Japan (US$5m), followed by the United States.