Chapter 32 HSN codes: dyes, paints and inks

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. Every heading in chapter 32 with its GST rate; search any 8-digit code below.

Rates checked · from the official GST notifications

    Rates from the CBIC notifications (9/2025, 10/2025 and 19/2025 for goods; 11/2017 as amended by 15/2025 for services), checked October 2026. Calculate GST

    Headings in chapter 32 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    3201Ttanning extracts of vegetable origin, tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives6 tariff items18%
    3202Synthetic organic tanning substances, inorganic tanning substances, tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances, enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning5 tariff items5% or 18%
    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 origin5 tariff items18%
    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 defined243 tariff items18%
    3205Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes1 tariff item18%
    3206Other 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 defined14 tariff items18%
    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 flakes9 tariff items18%
    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 chapter18 tariff items18%
    3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium5 tariff items18%
    3210Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather7 tariff items18%
    3211Prepared driers1 tariff item18%
    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 sale5 tariff items18%
    3213Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifiying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings2 tariff items18%
    3214Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics, painters' fillings, non-refractory surfacing prepartions for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like4 tariff items18%
    3215Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid15 tariff items18%

    Where a heading shows two rates, its codes or its goods differ: tap the heading to see each 8-digit code and the condition for each rate.

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    What chapter 32 covers

    Chapter 32 of the tariff is "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 four-digit headings and 340 eight-digit tariff items, such as 3201 (Ttanning extracts of vegetable origin, tannins and their), 3202 (Synthetic organic tanning substances, inorganic tanning), 3203 (Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including).

    GST rates in chapter 32

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. By tariff item: 335 at 18%. For 5 of them the rate depends on how the goods are described or sold (for example the sale price, or whether they are pre-packaged and labelled), so the finder shows each option with its condition.

    Questions

    What is the GST rate for chapter 32 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. Of the 340 eight-digit codes in chapter 32, 335 at 18%; the rest depend on the description. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

    What is HSN code 3201?

    Heading 3201 is "Ttanning extracts of vegetable origin, tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives". GST: 18%.

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