CHAPTER 32
Tanning or Dyeing Extracts, Pigments
Section VI of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. 15 headings.
Headings in this chapter
3201
Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives:
3202
Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning:
3203
Coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on coloring matter of vegetable or animal origin:
3204
Synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined:
3205
Color lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on color lakes:
3206
Other coloring 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:
3207
Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colors, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes:
3208
Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a nonaqueous medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter:
3209
Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium:
3210
Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather
3211
Prepared driers
3212
Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in nonaqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other coloring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale:
3213
Artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings:
3214
Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; nonrefractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like:
3215
Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid:
Recent CBP rulings in Chapter 32
N361728
June 12, 2026
The tariff classification of a DIY Canvas Painting Kit from China
N360692
May 11, 2026
The tariff classification of Oil and Watercolor Paints from the United Kingdom
N360489
May 1, 2026
The tariff classification and country of origin of Lime Wash Paint from Belgium.
N358010
February 4, 2026
The tariff classification of Quantum Dots from Poland
N357206
January 14, 2026
The tariff classification of Engine Flange Sealants from Germany
N356897
December 23, 2025
The tariff classification of a Paint-By-Number Kit from Vietnam
N355830
December 1, 2025
The classification, origin, marking, and eligibility under subheading 9802.00.5060 on jewelry.
N355359
November 17, 2025
The tariff classification of Stockmar Opaque Colours Set from China
N353637
October 2, 2025
The tariff classification of “Paint Your Own Roaring Stomping Dinosaurs” kit from China
N353071
September 17, 2025
The tariff classification of a Paint By Layers Craft Kit from China
N352695
September 11, 2025
The tariff classification of Complex Inorganic Color Pigments from Japan or Indonesia
N351833
August 20, 2025
The tariff classification of SENSO RESIN PR4000 HCD-N from the Netherlands
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