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Chapter 32 of the HSN tariff covers Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. It has 15 headings (4-digit codes) and 340 tariff items (8-digit codes), each with its GST rate today. Tap a code to open it in the BooksOn HSN app with its conditions and the CBIC notification entry.

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Headings in this chapter

3201 Ttanning extracts of vegetable origin, tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320110Quebracho extract18%
32011000Quebracho extract18%
320120Wattle extract18%
32012000Wattle extract18%
320190Other18%
32019010Gambier extracts18%
32019020Myrobalan fruit extract18%
32019030Gallotannic acid (tannin, digallic acid)18%
32019090Other18%

3202 Synthetic organic tanning substances, inorganic tanning substances, tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances, enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning

GST: 5% or 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320210Synthetic organic tanning substances5% or 18%
32021000Synthetic organic tanning substances18%
320290Other5% or 18%
32029010Inorganic tanning substances18%
32029020Tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances18%
32029030Enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning5%
32029090Other18%

3203 Colouring 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 origin

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320300Colouring 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 origin18%
32030010Cutch (catechu) extracts18%
32030020Food colours other than synthetic18%
32030030Lac-dye18%
32030040Natural indigo18%
32030090Other18%

3204 Synthetic 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 defined

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320411Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon18%
32041111Disperse yellow 13 (duranol brill yellow 6 g)18%
32041119Other18%
32041121Disperse orange 11 (duranol orange g)18%
32041129Other18%
32041131Disperse red 3 (serisol fast pink b)18%
32041132Disperse red 4 (celliton fast pink rf)18%
32041133Disperse red 9 (duranol red gn)18%
32041139Other18%
32041141Disperse violet 1 (duranol violet 2r)18%
32041142Disperse violet 4 (duranol brill violet b)18%
32041143Disperse violet 8 (duranol brill violet br)18%
32041149Other18%
32041151Disperse blue 1 (duranol brill blue cb)18%
32041152Disperse blue 3 (duranol brill blue bbn)18%
32041153Disperse blue 5 (celliton fast blue ffb)18%
32041154Disperse blue 6 (celliton fast blue ffg)18%
32041155Disperse blue 14 (duranol brill blue g)18%
32041156Disperse blue 24 (duranol blue 2g)18%
32041159Other18%
32041191Disperse greens18%
32041192Disperse browns18%
32041193Disperse blacks18%
32041194Disperse brown mixtures18%
32041195Disperse grey mixtures18%
32041196Disperse black mixtures18%
32041199Other18%
320412Acid dyes, whether or not premetallised, and preparations based thereon,mordant dyes and preparations based thereon18%
32041211Acid yellows18%
32041212Acid oranges18%
32041213Acid red18%
32041214Acid violets18%
32041215Acid blues18%
32041216Acid greens18%
32041217Acid brown18%
32041218Acid blacks18%
32041219Other18%
32041221Acid green 17 (solacet fast green 2g)18%
32041222Acid green 27 (carbolan green g)18%
32041223Acid green 28 (carbolan brill green 5g)18%
32041224Acid green 38 (alizarine cyanine green 3g)18%
32041225Acid green 44 (alizarine cyanine green gwa)18%
32041229Other18%
32041231Acid black 2 (nigrosine)18%
32041232Acid black 48 (coomasie fast grey 3g)18%
32041239Other18%
32041241Acid blue 2 (alizarine brill blue pfn)18%
32041242Acid blue 14 (solacet fast blue 4 g1)18%
32041243Acid blue 23 (alizarine light blue 4 g1)18%
32041244Acid blue 25 (solway ultra blue b)18%
32041245Acid blue 45 (solway blue rn)18%
32041246Acid blue 51 (alizarine sky blue ffb]18%
32041247Acid blue 52 (alizarine light - 5gl)18%
32041248Acid blue 78 (solway sky blue b)18%
32041251Acid blue 93 (ink blue)18%
32041252Acid blue 112 (coomasie ultra sky se)18%
32041253Acid blue 127 (brill alizarine milling blue g)18%
32041254Acid blue 138 (carbolan blue b)18%
32041255Acid blue 140 (carbolan brill blue 2r)18%
32041259Other18%
32041261Yellows18%
32041262Oranges18%
32041263Violets18%
32041264BLUES18%
32041265Greens18%
32041266Browns18%
32041267Blacks18%
32041268Red ii (alizarine red)18%
32041269Other18%
32041291Acid yellows18%
32041292Acid oranges18%
32041293Acid red18%
32041294Acid violets18%
32041295Acid browns18%
32041299Other18%
320413Basic dyes and preparations based thereon18%
32041310Basic azo dyes18%
32041321Yellow 2 (auramine o)18%
32041329Other18%
32041331Red 1 (rhodamine 6 g)18%
32041339Other18%
32041341Violet 1 (methyl violet)18%
32041342Violet 10 (rhodamine b)18%
32041343Violet 14 (magenta)18%
32041349Other18%
32041351Blue 9 (methylene blue)18%
32041352Blue 16 (victoria blue b)18%
32041359Other18%
32041361Green 4 (malachite green)18%
32041369Other18%
32041391Basic oranges18%
32041392Basic browns18%
32041393Basic black18%
32041399Other18%
320414Direct dyes and preparations based thereon18%
32041411Yellow 12 (chrysophenine g)18%
32041419Other18%
32041421Congo red18%
32041429Other18%
32041431Blue 1 (sky blue ff)18%
32041439Other18%
32041440Direct oranges (azo)18%
32041450Direct greens (azo)18%
32041460Direct browns (azo)18%
32041470Direct blacks (azo)18%
32041481Yellows18%
32041482Oranges18%
32041483REDS18%
32041484Violets18%
32041485BLUES18%
32041486Greens18%
32041487Browns18%
32041488Blacks18%
32041489Other18%
32041490Other18%
320415Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon18%
32041511Vat yellow 2 (gc)18%
32041512Vat yellow 4 (indathrene golden yellow gk)18%
32041519Other18%
32041521Vat oranges 3 (brill orange rk)18%
32041522Vat oranges 15 (golden orange 3g)18%
32041529Other18%
32041531Vat red (brill pink)18%
32041539Other18%
32041541Vat violet 1 (brill violet 2r)18%
32041542Vat violet 3 (magenta b)18%
32041549Other18%
32041551Vat blue 1 (synthetic indigo)18%
32041552Vat blue 318%
32041553Vat blue 5 (blue 2b)18%
32041554Vat blue 6 (blue bc)18%
32041555Vat blue 20 (dark blue 30)18%
32041556Vat blue 29 (indanthrene brill blue 4g)18%
32041557Vat blue 43 (carbazole blue)18%
32041558Reduced vat blues18%
32041559Other18%
32041561Vat green 1 (indanthrene brill green bffb)18%
32041562Vat green 2 (indanthrene brill green gg)18%
32041563Vat green 4 (indanthrene brill green 3b)18%
32041564Vat green 9 (black bb)18%
32041569Other18%
32041571Vat brown 1 (brown br)18%
32041572Vat brown 3 (brown rgr)18%
32041573Vat brown 5 (brown rrd,g)18%
32041579Other18%
32041581Vat black 9 (black rb)18%
32041582Vat black 25 (olive t)18%
32041583Vat back 27 (olive r)18%
32041584Vat black 29 (grey bg)18%
32041589Other18%
32041591Solubilised vat yellows18%
32041592Solubilised vat oranges18%
32041593Solubilised vat reds18%
32041594Solubilised vat violets18%
32041595Solubilised vat blues18%
32041596Solubilised vat greens18%
32041597Solubilised vat blacks18%
32041599Other18%
320416Reactive dyes and preparations based thereon18%
32041610Yellows18%
32041620Oranges18%
32041630REDS18%
32041640Violets18%
32041650BLUES18%
32041660Greens18%
32041670Browns18%
32041680Blacks18%
32041690Other18%
320417Pigments and preparations based thereon18%
32041711Yellow 1 (hansa yellow)18%
32041719Other18%
32041720Pigment oranges18%
32041731Toluidine red18%
32041739Other18%
32041740Pigment violets18%
32041751Blue 15 (pathalocyanine blue)18%
32041759Other18%
32041761Green 7 (pathalovyanine green)18%
32041769Other18%
32041770Pigment browns18%
32041780Pigment blacks18%
32041790Other18%
320418Carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon18%
32041800Carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon18%
320419Other, including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of the sub-headings 3204 11 to 3204 1918%
32041911Azoic coupling component 2 (naphthol as)18%
32041912Azoic coupling component 4 (naphthol as-bo)18%
32041913Azoic coupling component 5 (naphthol asg)18%
32041914Azoic coupling component 7 (naphthol assw)18%
32041915Azoic coupling component 8 (naphthol astr)18%
32041916Azoic coupling component 13 (naphthol assg)18%
32041921Azoic coupling component 14 (naphthol asph)18%
32041922Azoic coupling component 15 (naphthol aslb)18%
32041923Azoic coupling component 17 (naphthol asbs)18%
32041924Azoic coupling component 18 (naphthol asd)18%
32041925Azoic coupling component 20 (naphthol asol)18%
32041929Other18%
32041931Azoic diazo component 1 (fast bordeaux gp base)18%
32041932Azoic diazo component 2 (fast orange g/gc base)18%
32041933Azoic diazo component 3 (fast scarlet ggiggs base)18%
32041934Azoic diazo component 4 (fast garment gbc base)18%
32041935Azoic diazo component 5 (fast red b base)18%
32041936Azoic diazo component 6 (fast orange gr base)18%
32041937Azoic diazo component 10 (fast red r base)18%
32041938Azoic diazo component 11 (fast red tr base)18%
32041941Azoic diazo component 12 (fast scarlet g base)18%
32041942Azoic diazo component 13 (fast scarlet r base)18%
32041943Azoic diazo component 20 (fast blue bb base)18%
32041944Azoic diazo component 24 (fast blue rr base)18%
32041945Azoic diazo component 32 (fast red kb base)18%
32041946Azoic diazo component 41 (fast violet b base)18%
32041947Azoic diazo component 48 (fast blue b base)18%
32041949Other18%
32041951Yellows18%
32041952Oranges18%
32041953REDS18%
32041954Violets18%
32041955BLUES18%
32041956Greens18%
32041957Browns18%
32041958Blacks18%
32041959Other18%
32041961Yellows18%
32041962Oranges18%
32041963REDS18%
32041964BLUES18%
32041965Greens18%
32041966Browns18%
32041967Blacks18%
32041969Other18%
32041971Yellows18%
32041972Oranges18%
32041973REDS18%
32041974Violets18%
32041975BLUES18%
32041976Greens18%
32041977Browns18%
32041978Blacks18%
32041979Other18%
32041981Yellow 3 (sunset yellow)18%
32041982Yellow 4 (tartrazine)18%
32041983Reds 5 to 8 (poncean)18%
32041984Red 9 (amaranth)18%
32041985Oranges18%
32041986Violets18%
32041987Greens18%
32041988Browns18%
32041989Other18%
32041990Other18%
320420Synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents18%
32042010Optical whitening agents18%
32042090Other18%
320490Other18%
32049000Other18%

3205 Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320500Colour lakes, preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes18%
32050000Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes18%

3206 Other colouring matter, preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320611Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter18%
32061110Pearlsent pigment (titanium dioxide, coated micananeous and lustres pearl pigment)18%
32061190Other18%
320619Other18%
32061900Other18%
320620Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds18%
32062000Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds18%
32063000Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined - pigments and preparations based on cadmium compounds18%
320641Utramarine and preparations based thereon18%
32064100Utramarine and preparations based thereon18%
320642Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide18%
32064200Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide18%
32064300Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined - other colouring matter and other preparations : pigments and preparations based on hexacyanoferrates (ferrocyanides and ferricyanides)18%
320649Other18%
32064910Red oxide18%
32064920Persian red18%
32064930Yellow ochre18%
32064940Bronze powder18%
32064990Other18%
320650Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores18%
32065000Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores18%

3207 Prepared 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 flakes

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320710Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers, prepared colours and similar preparations18%
32071010Prepared organic dye-stuff pigments, dry18%
32071020Prepared organic dye-stuff pigments, paste18%
32071030Prepared inorganic pigments18%
32071040Prepared opacifiers prepared colours and similar preparations18%
32071090Other18%
320720Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations18%
32072010Vitrifiable enamels and glazes18%
32072020Engobes (slips) and similar preparations18%
320730Liquid lustres and similar preparations18%
32073000Liquid lustres and similar preparations18%
320740Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes18%
32074000Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes18%

3208 Paints 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 chapter

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320810Based on polyesters18%
32081010Enamels18%
32081020Lacquers18%
32081030Varnishes18%
32081090Other18%
320820Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers18%
32082010Enamels18%
32082020Lacquers18%
32082030Varnishes18%
32082090Other18%
320890Other18%
32089011Nitrocellulose lacquers18%
32089019Other18%
32089021Synthetic enamel, ultra white paints18%
32089022Synthetic enamel, other colours18%
32089029Other18%
32089030Lacquers18%
32089041Insulating varnish18%
32089049Other18%
32089050Slip agents18%
32089090Other18%

3209 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
320910Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers18%
32091010Acrylic emulsion18%
32091090Other18%
320990Other18%
32099010Dispersion paints18%
32099020Emulsion paints not elsewhere specified or included18%
32099090Other18%

3210 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
321000Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers), prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather18%
32100011Dry distemper, including cement based water paints18%
32100012Oil bound distemper18%
32100019Other18%
32100020Prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather18%
32100030Metallic powder or flakes prepared as paints18%
32100040Poly tetra fluoro ethylene (ptfe) or silicon resin based coating materials18%
32100090Other18%

3211 Prepared driers

GST: 5% or 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
321100Prepared driers5% or 18%
32110000Prepared driers18%

3212 Pigments (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 sale

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
321210Stamping foils kg.18%
32121000Stamping foils kg.18%
321290Other18%
32129010Pigments in linseed oil, white spirit, spirit of turpentine, varnish and other paints or enamel media not elsewhere specified or included18%
32129020Dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale18%
32129030Aluminium paste18%
32129090Other18%

3213 Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifiying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings.

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
321310Colours in sets18%
32131000Colours in sets18%
321390Other18%
32139000Other18%

3214 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics, painters' fillings, non-refractory surfacing prepartions for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
321410Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics, painters' fillings18%
32141000Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics, painters' fillings18%
321490Other18%
32149010Non-refractory surfacing preparations18%
32149020Resin cement18%
32149090Other18%

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

GST: 18%

HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
321511BLACK18%
32151110Lithographic ink and jelly18%
32151120Newspaper ink18%
32151130Rotary ink18%
32151140Screen printing ink18%
32151190Other18%
321519Other18%
32151910Lithographic ink and jelly18%
32151920Newspaper ink18%
32151930Rotary ink18%
32151940Screen printing ink18%
32151990Other18%
321590Other18%
32159010Fountain pen ink18%
32159020Ball pen ink18%
32159030Indelible ink18%
32159040Drawing ink18%
32159090Other18%

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