U.S. import tariffs · heading 3206

Heading 3206: Other coloring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than…

Every line of heading 3206 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.

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

Chapter 32: Tanning and dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes and inks. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.

Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →

Tariff lines

HTS codeOfficial descriptionGeneral rate
3206.11.00.00Containing 80 percent or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter6%
3206.19.00.00Other6%
3206.20.00Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds3.7%
3206.20.00.10Chrome yellow
3206.20.00.20Molybdenum orange
3206.20.00.30Zinc yellow
3206.20.00.50Other
3206.41.00.00Ultramarine and preparations based thereon1.5%
3206.42.00.00Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulfide2.2%
3206.49Other:
3206.49.10.00Concentrated dispersions of pigments in plastics materials5.9%
3206.49.20.00Preparations based on iron oxides6.5%
3206.49.30.00Preparations based on zinc oxides1.3%
3206.49.40.00Preparations based on carbon blackFree
3206.49.55.00Pigments and preparations based on hexacyanoferrates (ferrocyanides and ferricyanides)3.7%
3206.49.60Other3.1%
3206.49.60.10Pigments and preparations based on cadmium compounds
3206.49.60.50Other
3206.50.00.00Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores6.5%

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  • 3206.11.0000PIGMENTS AND PREPARATIONS BASED ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE: CONTAINING 80 PERCENT OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE CALCULATED ON THE DRY MATTER
  • 3206.19.0000PIGMENTS AND PREPARATIONS BASED ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE, NESOI
  • 3206.20.0000PIGMENTS & PREPARATIONS BASED ON CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
  • 3206.41.0000ULTRAMARINE AND PREPARATIONS BASED THEREON
  • 3206.42.0000LITHOPONE AND OTHER PIGMENTS AND PREPARATIONS BASED ON ZINC SULFIDE
  • 3206.49.2000PREPARATIONS BASED ON IRON OXIDES
  • 3206.49.5500PIGMENTS AND PREPARATIONS BASED ON HEXACYANOFERRATES (FERROCYANIDES AND FERRICYANIDES)
  • 3206.49.6010PIGMENTS AND PREPARATIONS BASED ON CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
  • 3206.49.6090OTHER COLORING MATTER AND OTHER PREPARATION, NESOI
  • 3206.50.0000INORGANIC PRODUCTS OF A KIND USED AS LUMINOPHORES

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.

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