Chapter 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks

Section VI — Products of the chemical or allied industries

15 headings · 75 total HS codes

Classification Notes for Chapter 32
Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: a. Separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of 3203.00.00 or 3204, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in 3207, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale, of 3212); b. Tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504.00.00; or c. Mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (2715.00.00). 2. 3204 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes. 3. 3203.00.00, 3204, 3205.00.00 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including, in the case of 3206, colouring pigments of 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 (3212), or to other preparations of 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210.00.00, 3212, 3213 or 3215. 4. 3208 includes solutions (other than collodions) consisting of any of the products specified in 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents when the weight of the solvent exceeds 50% of the weight of the solution. 5. In this Chapter, "colouring matter" does not include products of a kind used as extenders in oil paints, whether or not they are also suitable for colouring distempers. 6. In 3212, "stamping foils" 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.
HeadingDescriptionGeneral RateSub-codesFTAs
3201Tanning extracts of vegetable origins; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives0%316 FTAs
3202Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning0%217 FTAs
3203Colouring 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 colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin0%117 FTAs
3204Synthetic 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 defined0%1814 FTAs
3205Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes5%114 FTAs
3206Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of 3203.00.00, 3204 or 3205.00.00; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined0%1317 FTAs
3207Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, 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 flakes5%415 FTAs
3208Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter5%315 FTAs
3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium5%214 FTAs
3210Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather5%117 FTAs
3211Prepared driers5%116 FTAs
3212Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale0%516 FTAs
3213Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings5%214 FTAs
3214Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like5%415 FTAs
3215Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid5%415 FTAs

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What is the import duty on tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks in Australia?

Chapter 32 of the Australian Tariff covers tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. Duty rates vary by product — there are 15 headings in this chapter. Use the table below to find specific rates, or try our free calculator for an instant estimate.

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