UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3204.17
3204 17 00 56: Colourant c.i. pigment red 146 (cas rn 5280-68-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 146 content of 90% or more by weight
Synthetic organic pigments
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3204 Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined
- Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter
- 3204 17 00 00 Pigments and preparations based thereon
- 3204 17 00 56 Colourant c.i. pigment red 146 (cas rn 5280-68-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 146 content of 90% or more by weight
What you pay
Importing into UK
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
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- 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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.2% |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 3204.17
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £12.7m | 18.2% | -24.9% |
 China | £12.4m | 17.7% | -19.7% |
 Germany | £10m | 14.3% | -14.1% |
 Sweden | £9m | 12.8% | +6.4% |
 Netherlands | £8m | 11.4% | +13.1% |
 United States | £2.8m | 4% | -29.6% |
 South Korea | £2.7m | 3.8% | +2.9% |
 Italy | £2.5m | 3.5% | -12.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
3204.17 Pigments and preparations based thereon
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 6% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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 UK lines: 3204.17
- 3204 17 00 10Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 81 (cas rn 22094-93-5) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment yellow 81 content of 50% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 15Colourant c.i. pigment green 7 (cas rn 1328-53-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment green 7 content of 40% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 18Colourant c.i. pigment orange 16 (cas rn 6505-28-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment orange 16 content of 90% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 19Colourant c.i. pigment red 48:2 (cas rn 7023-61-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 48:2 content of 85% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 20Colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:3 (cas rn 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:3 content of 35% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 21Colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:4 (cas rn 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:4 content of 35% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 22Colourant c.i. pigment red 169 (cas rn 12237-63-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 169 content of 50% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 23Colourant c.i. pigment brown 41 (cas rn 211502-16-8 or cas rn 68516-75-6)
- 3204 17 00 24Colourant c.i. pigment red 57:1 (cas rn 5281-04-9) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 57:1 content of 20% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 25Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 14 (cas rn 5468-75-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment yellow 14 content of 25% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 26Colourant c.i. pigment orange 13 (cas rn 3520-72-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment orange 13 content of 80% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 28Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 12 (cas rn 6358-85-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment yellow 12 content of 21% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 31Colourant c.i. pigment red 63:1 (cas rn 6417-83-0) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 63:1 content of 70% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 32Colourant c.i. pigment violet 23 (cas rn 215247-95-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment violet 23 content of 70% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 33Colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:1 (cas rn 147-14-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:1 content of 35% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 35Colourant c.i. pigment red 202 (cas rn 3089-17-6) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 202 content of 70% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 37Colourant c.i. pigment red 81:2 (cas rn 75627-12-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 81:2 content of 30% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 51Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 174 (cas rn 78952-72-4) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment yellow 174 content of 50% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 52Colourant c.i. pigment red 112 (cas rn 6535-46-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 112 content of 90% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 54Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 65 (cas rn 6528-34-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment yellow 65 content of 90% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 56Colourant c.i. pigment red 146 (cas rn 5280-68-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment red 146 content of 90% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 57Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 13 (cas rn 5102-83-0) and preparations based thereon with a content of colourant c.i. pigment yellow 13 of 50% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 58Colourant c.i. pigment yellow 17 (cas rn 4531-49-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment yellow 17 content of 90% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 75Colourant c.i. pigment orange 5 (cas rn 3468-63-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment orange 5 content of 80% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 85Colourant c.i. pigment blue 61 (cas rn 1324-76-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment blue 61 content of 35% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 88Colourant c.i. pigment violet 3 (cas rn 1325-82-2 or cas rn 101357-19-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment violet 3 content of 90% or more by weight
- 3204 17 00 90Pigments and preparations based thereon: other
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.
- N349206 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Fluorescent Pigments from China
- N334399 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Epoxy Pigment Paste from China
- N318524 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Transparent Dye” from China
- N318525 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Solid Gemstone Dye” from China
- 600011835 HMRC
Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 254 Synthetic organic colouring CAS RN 84632-65-5
- 600011695 HMRC
Colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:3 and preparations based thereon with a colourant c.i. pigment blue 15:3 content of 35% or more by weight CAS No. 147-14-8
- 600011697 HMRC
Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 147 and preparations based thereon with a Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 147 content of 70% or more (by weight) CAS No. 4118-16-5
16 rulings in total for this code
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 UK Global Tariff, 3204 17 00 56 is one of 27 lines under subheading 3204.17, pigments and preparations based thereon.
The third-country duty is 6%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 173 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 synthetic organic pigments (HS 3204.17) worth £70m (down 14% on the year before), at an average of £8.12 per kg; India supplied 18%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the US duty is 0%–6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–6%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.5%, 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%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 3204.17 worth US$104m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3204 17 00 56?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 6%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 3204 17 00 56?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 173 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 3204 17 00 56?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 3204.17 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$20m), followed by India.