UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3215.19

3215 19 00 20

3215 19 00 20: Other printing inks: 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

Other printing inks

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 3215 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid
  2. Printing ink
  3. 3215 19 00 00 Other
  4. 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

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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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 2

  • 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)

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—6%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

Footnotes

TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…

UK: imports by month · HS 3215.19

last 12 months£112.2m+7.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.03 per kg
Jan 2024: £8.4mFeb 2024: £8.4mMar 2024: £8.3mApr 2024: £9.5mMay 2024: £8.3mJun 2024: £9.4mJul 2024: £10mAug 2024: £8mSept 2024: £8.1mOct 2024: £10.7mNov 2024: £8.8mDec 2024: £8.4mJan 2025: £7.7mFeb 2025: £8.1mMar 2025: £8mApr 2025: £8.8mMay 2025: £9.6mJun 2025: £8mJul 2025: £10.3mAug 2025: £8.3mSept 2025: £8.7mOct 2025: £10.9mNov 2025: £10mDec 2025: £8mJan 2026: £8.1mFeb 2026: £9.4mMar 2026: £9.5mApr 2026: £8.9mMay 2026: £10.1mJun 2026: £10.3mJul 2026: £8.9mAug 2026: £9.5m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
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

3215.19 Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks: printing ink, other

UK lines: 3215.19

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.

  • N332054 U.S. CBP 28 April 2023 · 3215.19.90.50

    The tariff classification of Black CRSmax and NewV printing ink, and Color and White CRSmax and NewV printing ink from Germany and India

Legal notes

Notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 32 →

Commodity code 3215 19 00 20 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 3215.19 (printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks: printing ink, other).

The third-country duty is 6%.

174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of other printing inks (HS 3215.19) into the UK came to £112.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); Germany supplied 14%, followed by Netherlands.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the US duty is 0%–1.8%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 3.9%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–6.5%, 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 3215.19 worth US$132m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3215 19 00 20?

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 3215 19 00 20?

174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 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 3215 19 00 20?

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 3215.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$23m), followed by the United States.

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