HS Chapter 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes

The First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 heads chapter 32 as “Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks”. Every tariff item in chapter 32 that this dataset carries a duty and a tax rate for, listed by heading so a code can be found by reading rather than by guessing. The rates sit on the code itself: open any item for the standard rate of basic customs duty from the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, the integrated tax beside it, the surcharge and cess on top with the base each is charged on, and the part a duty-credit scrip can pay.

Heading 3201: Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers

Heading 3202: Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations

Heading 3203: Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin

Heading 3204: Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined

CodeDescription
3204 11 11Disperse yellow 13 (duranol brill yellow 6 G)
3204 11 19Other
3204 11 21Disperse orange 11 (duranol orange G)
3204 11 29Other
3204 11 31Disperse red 3 (serisol fast pink B)
3204 11 32Disperse red 4 (celliton fast pink RF)
3204 11 33Disperse red 9 (duranol red GN)
3204 11 39Other
3204 11 41Disperse violet 1 (duranol violet 2R)
3204 11 42Disperse violet 4 (duranol brill violet B)
3204 11 43Disperse violet 8 (duranol brill violet BR)
3204 11 49Other
3204 11 51Disperse blue 1 (duranol brill blue CB)
3204 11 52Disperse blue 3 (duranol brill blue BBN)
3204 11 53Disperse blue 5 (celliton fast blue FFB)
3204 11 54Disperse blue 6 (celliton fast blue FFG)
3204 11 55Disperse blue 14 (duranol brill blue G)
3204 11 56Disperse blue 24 (duranol blue 2G)
3204 11 59Other
3204 11 91Disperse greens
3204 11 92Disperse browns
3204 11 93Disperse blacks
3204 11 94Disperse brown mixtures
3204 11 95Disperse grey mixtures
3204 11 96Disperse black mixtures
3204 11 99Other
3204 12 11Acid yellows
3204 12 12Acid oranges
3204 12 13Acid red
3204 12 14Acid violets
3204 12 15Acid blues
3204 12 16Acid greens
3204 12 17Acid brown
3204 12 18Acid blacks
3204 12 19Other
3204 12 21Acid green 17 (solacet fast green 2G)
3204 12 22Acid green 27 (carbolan green G)
3204 12 23Acid green 28 (carbolan brill green 5G)
3204 12 24Acid green 38 (alizarine cyanine green 3G)
3204 12 25Acid green 44 (alizarine cyanine green GWA)
3204 12 29Other
3204 12 31Acid black 2 (nigrosine)
3204 12 32Acid black 48 (coomasie fast grey 3G)
3204 12 39Other (non-azo)
3204 12 41Acid blue 2 (alizarine brill blue PFN)
3204 12 42Acid blue 14 (solacet fast blue 4 G1)
3204 12 43Acid blue 23 (alizarine light blue 4 G1)
3204 12 44Acid blue 25 (solway ultra blue B)
3204 12 45Acid blue 45 (solway blue RN)
3204 12 46Acid blue 51 (alizarine sky blue FFB]
3204 12 47Acid blue 52 (alizarine light - 5GL)
3204 12 48Acid blue 78 (solway sky blue B) (non-azo)
3204 12 51Acid blue 93 (ink blue)
3204 12 52Acid blue 112 (coomasie ultra sky SE)
3204 12 53Acid blue 127 (brill alizarine milling blue G)
3204 12 54Acid blue 138 (carbolan blue B)
3204 12 55Acid blue 140 (carbolan brill blue 2R)
3204 12 59Other
3204 12 61Yellows
3204 12 62Oranges
3204 12 63Violets
3204 12 64Blues
3204 12 65Greens
3204 12 66Browns
3204 12 67Blacks
3204 12 68Red II (alizarine red)
3204 12 69Other
3204 12 91Acid yellows
3204 12 92Acid oranges
3204 12 93Acid red
3204 12 94Acid violets
3204 12 95Acid browns
3204 12 99Other
3204 13 10Basic azo dyes
3204 13 21Yellow 2 (auramine O)
3204 13 29Other
3204 13 31Red 1 (rhodamine 6 G)
3204 13 39Other
3204 13 41Violet 1 (methyl Violet)
3204 13 42Violet 10 (rhodamine B)
3204 13 43Violet 14 (magenta)
3204 13 49Other
3204 13 51Blue 9 (methylene Blue)
3204 13 52Blue 16 (victoria Blue B)
3204 13 59Other
3204 13 61Green 4 (malachite green)
3204 13 69Other
3204 13 91Basic oranges
3204 13 92Basic browns
3204 13 93Basic black
3204 13 99Other
3204 14 11Yellow 12 (chrysophenine G)
3204 14 19Other
3204 14 21Congo red
3204 14 29Other
3204 14 31Blue 1 (sky blue FF)
3204 14 39Other
3204 14 40Direct oranges (azo)
3204 14 50Direct greens (azo)
3204 14 60Direct browns (azo)
3204 14 70Direct blacks (azo)
3204 14 81Yellows
3204 14 82Oranges
3204 14 83Reds
3204 14 84Violets
3204 14 85Blues
3204 14 86Greens
3204 14 87Browns
3204 14 88Blacks
3204 14 89Other
3204 14 90Other
3204 15 11Vat yellow 2 (GC)
3204 15 12Vat yellow 4 (indathrene golden yellow GK)
3204 15 19Other
3204 15 21Vat oranges 3 (brill orange RK)
3204 15 22Vat oranges 15 (golden orange 3G)
3204 15 29Other
3204 15 31Vat red (brill pink)
3204 15 39Other
3204 15 41Vat violet 1 (brill violet 2R)
3204 15 42Vat violet 3 (magenta B)
3204 15 49Other
3204 15 51Vat blue 1 (synthetic indigo)
3204 15 52Vat blue
3204 15 53Vat blue 5 (blue 2B)
3204 15 54Vat blue 6 (blue BC)
3204 15 55Vat blue 20 (dark blue 30)
3204 15 56Vat blue 29 (indanthrene brill blue 4G)
3204 15 57Vat blue 43 (carbazole blue)
3204 15 58Reduced vat blues
3204 15 59Other
3204 15 61Vat green 1 (indanthrene brill green BFFB)
3204 15 62Vat green 2 (indanthrene brill green GG)
3204 15 63Vat green 4 (indanthrene brill green 3B)
3204 15 64Vat green 9 (black BB)
3204 15 69Other
3204 15 71Vat brown 1 (brown BR)
3204 15 72Vat brown 3 (brown RGR)
3204 15 73Vat brown 5 (brown RRD,G)
3204 15 79Other
3204 15 81Vat black 9 (black RB)
3204 15 82Vat black 25 (olive T)
3204 15 83Vat back 27 (olive R)
3204 15 84Vat black 29 (grey BG)
3204 15 89Other
3204 15 91Solubilised vat yellows
3204 15 92Solubilised vat oranges
3204 15 93Solubilised vat reds
3204 15 94Solubilised vat violets
3204 15 95Solubilised vat blues
3204 15 96Solubilised vat greens
3204 15 97Solubilised vat blacks
3204 15 99Other
3204 16 10Yellows
3204 16 20Oranges
3204 16 30Reds
3204 16 40Violets
3204 16 50Blues
3204 16 60Greens
3204 16 70Browns
3204 16 80Blacks
3204 16 90Other
3204 17 11Yellow 1 (hansa yellow)
3204 17 19Other
3204 17 20Pigment oranges
3204 17 31Toluidine red
3204 17 39Other
3204 17 40Pigment violets
3204 17 51Blue 15 (pathalocyanine blue)
3204 17 59Other
3204 17 61Green 7 (pathalovyanine green)
3204 17 69Other
3204 17 70Pigment browns
3204 17 80Pigment blacks
3204 17 90Other
3204 18 00Carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon
3204 19 11Azoic coupling component 2 (naphthol AS)
3204 19 12Azoic coupling component 4 (naphthol As-BO)
3204 19 13Azoic coupling component 5 (naphthol ASG)
3204 19 14Azoic coupling component 7 (naphthol ASSW)
3204 19 15Azoic coupling component 8 (naphthol ASTR)
3204 19 16Azoic coupling component 13 (naphthol ASSG) others
3204 19 21Azoic coupling component 14 (naphthol ASPH)
3204 19 22Azoic coupling component 15 (naphthol ASLB)
3204 19 23Azoic coupling component 17 (naphthol ASBS)
3204 19 24Azoic coupling component 18 (naphthol ASD)
3204 19 25Azoic coupling component 20 (naphthol ASOL)
3204 19 29Other
3204 19 31Azoic diazo component 1 (fast bordeaux GP base)
3204 19 32Azoic diazo component 2 (fast orange G/GC base)
3204 19 33Azoic diazo component 3 (fast scarlet GGIGGS base)
3204 19 34Azoic diazo component 4 (fast garment GBC base)
3204 19 35Azoic diazo component 5 (fast red B base)
3204 19 36Azoic diazo component 6 (fast orange GR base)
3204 19 37Azoic diazo component 10 (fast red R base)
3204 19 38Azoic diazo component 11 (fast red TR base) and others
3204 19 41Azoic diazo component 12 (fast scarlet G base)
3204 19 42Azoic diazo component 13 (fast scarlet R base)
3204 19 43Azoic diazo component 20 (fast blue BB base)
3204 19 44Azoic diazo component 24 (fast blue RR base)
3204 19 45Azoic diazo component 32 (fast red KB base)
3204 19 46Azoic diazo component 41 (fast violet B base)
3204 19 47Azoic diazo component 48 (fast blue B base)
3204 19 49Other
3204 19 51Yellows
3204 19 52Oranges
3204 19 53Reds
3204 19 54Violets
3204 19 55Blues
3204 19 56Greens
3204 19 57Browns
3204 19 58Blacks
3204 19 59Other
3204 19 61Yellows
3204 19 62Oranges
3204 19 63Reds
3204 19 64Blues
3204 19 65Greens
3204 19 66Browns
3204 19 67Blacks
3204 19 69Other
3204 19 71Yellows
3204 19 72Oranges
3204 19 73Reds
3204 19 74Violets
3204 19 75Blues
3204 19 76Greens
3204 19 77Browns
3204 19 78Blacks
3204 19 79Other
3204 19 81Yellow 3 (sunset yellow)
3204 19 82Yellow 4 (tartrazine)
3204 19 83Reds 5 to 8 (poncean)
3204 19 84Red 9 (amaranth)
3204 19 85Oranges
3204 19 86Violets
3204 19 87Greens
3204 19 88Browns
3204 19 89Other
3204 19 90Other
3204 20 10Optical whitening agents
3204 20 90Other
3204 90 00Other

Heading 3205

Heading 3206: Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter

Heading 3207: Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours

Heading 3208: Paints and varnishes

Heading 3209: Paints and varnishes

Heading 3210: Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers)

Heading 3211

Heading 3212: Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media

Heading 3213: Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifiying tints

Heading 3214: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics

Heading 3215: Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid

Reading the duty column

The duty shown is the standard rate in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. It is not the whole bill and it is often not the rate a consignment is finally assessed at. On top of it sits the Social Welfare Surcharge at ten per cent of the duty under section 110 of the Finance Act, 2018, then integrated tax on the value plus those duties under section 3(8) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and compensation cess on the same base under section 3(9) where the goods attract it.

Four things are outside every figure in this chapter, and each of them can move a Bill of Entry on its own. An exemption notification, which a great many consignments are assessed under and which this site does not apply. The Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess under section 124 of the Finance Act, 2021. A duty the schedule states per unit rather than as a percentage. And an anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty on the line. The calculator works the whole stack.

The run on 18 August 2026 found no Integrated Tax (Rate) notification newer than the ones this dataset already carries, and no disagreement across the 447 duty codes it sampled against ICEGATE. Duty rates change by notification, and a notification can take effect the day it is issued. Confirm against the tariff in force before you file a Bill of Entry.

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For importers

Pay the basic customs duty line with a scrip, not cash.

Money locked before the scrip moves. Settlement the same business day.